Denmark vs Germany: Part time employment, female (% of total female employment)
Denmark
56.8%
in 2024
Germany
60.6%
in 2024
Denmark rank
8th
Germany rank
5th
Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) over time
- Denmark
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 60.6% against 56.8% in Denmark, a difference of 3.8%.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 8th and Germany ranks 5th of 115 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 3 and Germany in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 57.4% | 35.0% | 22.4% | Denmark |
| 1990s | 56.5% | 40.3% | 16.2% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 57.0% | 50.8% | 6.2% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 54.5% | 57.2% | 2.7% | Germany |
| 2020s | 54.7% | 59.6% | 4.9% | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher part time employment, female, Denmark or Germany?
- Germany, at 60.6% against 56.8% in Denmark as of 2024.
- What is the difference in part time employment, female between Denmark and Germany?
- 3.8%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Germany?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Germany rank globally for part time employment, female?
- Denmark ranks 8th and Germany ranks 5th of 115 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Part time employment, female (% of total female employment). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Part-time employment rate represents the percentage of employment that is part time. Part time employment in this series is based on a common definition of less than 35 actual weekly hours worked.