Which has higher part time employment, female, Denmark or United Kingdom?

Denmark, at 38.5% against 36.8% in United Kingdom as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and United Kingdom?

42 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.

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.

Denmark vs United Kingdom: Part time employment, female

Denmark

38.5%

in 2024

United Kingdom

36.8%

in 2025

Denmark rank

39th

United Kingdom rank

41st

Part time employment, female over time

Denmark
United Kingdom

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 38.5% against 36.8% in United Kingdom, a difference of 1.7%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 39th and United Kingdom ranks 41st of 111 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1980s	41.6%	44.1%	2.5%	United Kingdom
1990s	35.9%	44.2%	8.3%	United Kingdom
2000s	34.0%	43.2%	9.2%	United Kingdom
2010s	35.8%	42.3%	6.5%	United Kingdom
2020s	35.5%	37.8%	2.3%	United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher part time employment, female, Denmark or United Kingdom?: Denmark, at 38.5% against 36.8% in United Kingdom as of 2024.
What is the difference in part time employment, female between Denmark and United Kingdom?: 1.7%, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and United Kingdom?: 42 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
How do Denmark and United Kingdom rank globally for part time employment, female?: Denmark ranks 39th and United Kingdom ranks 41st of 111 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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Indicator: Part time employment, female (% of total female employment)
Unit: % of total female employment
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 123 places, 2,531 data points, 1976–2025
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

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.