European Union vs Germany: Part time employment, female (% of total female employment)
European Union
45.1%
in 2024
Germany
60.6%
in 2024
European Union rank
4th
Germany rank
5th
Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) over time
- European Union
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 60.6% against 45.1% in European Union, a difference of 15.5%.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.3 times European Union's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1991 it was European Union ahead.
European Union ranks 4th and Germany ranks 5th of 16 groups.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | European Union | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.8% | 40.4% | 0.7% | Germany |
| 2000s | 40.6% | 50.8% | 10.1% | Germany |
| 2010s | 43.1% | 57.2% | 14.1% | Germany |
| 2020s | 45.4% | 59.6% | 14.2% | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher part time employment, female, European Union or Germany?
- Germany, at 60.6% against 45.1% in European Union as of 2024.
- What is the difference in part time employment, female between European Union and Germany?
- 15.5%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and Germany?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do European Union and Germany rank globally for part time employment, female?
- European Union ranks 4th and Germany ranks 5th of 16 groups.
- 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.