Finland vs North America: Part time employment, female (% of total female employment)
Finland
53.0%
in 2024
North America
35.2%
in 2025
Finland rank
17th
North America rank
14th
Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) over time
- Finland
- North America
How they compare
Finland currently reports 53.0% against 35.2% in North America, a difference of 17.8%.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.5 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 17th and North America ranks 14th of 115 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.1% | 40.0% | 5.2% | Finland |
| 2000s | 51.6% | 37.9% | 13.7% | Finland |
| 2010s | 49.6% | 37.2% | 12.4% | Finland |
| 2020s | 52.5% | 35.2% | 17.3% | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher part time employment, female, Finland or North America?
- Finland, at 53.0% against 35.2% in North America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in part time employment, female between Finland and North America?
- 17.8%, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and North America?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Finland and North America rank globally for part time employment, female?
- Finland ranks 17th and North America ranks 14th 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.