Germany vs Netherlands: Part time employment, female (% of total female employment)
Germany
60.6%
in 2024
Netherlands
77.3%
in 2024
Germany rank
5th
Netherlands rank
3rd
Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) over time
- Germany
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 77.3% against 60.6% in Germany, a difference of 16.7%.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.3 times Germany's.
Across all 40 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 5th and Netherlands ranks 3rd of 115 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35.4% | 64.2% | 28.8% | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 40.3% | 76.5% | 36.2% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 50.8% | 78.8% | 28.0% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 57.2% | 77.3% | 20.1% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 59.6% | 77.4% | 17.8% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher part time employment, female, Germany or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 77.3% against 60.6% in Germany as of 2024.
- What is the difference in part time employment, female between Germany and Netherlands?
- 16.7%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Netherlands?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Netherlands rank globally for part time employment, female?
- Germany ranks 5th and Netherlands ranks 3rd 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.