Ireland vs North America: Part time employment, female (% of total female employment)
Ireland
54.8%
in 2024
North America
35.2%
in 2025
Ireland rank
11th
North America rank
14th
Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) over time
- Ireland
- North America
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 54.8% against 35.2% in North America, a difference of 19.6%.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.6 times North America's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.
Ireland ranks 11th and North America ranks 14th of 115 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.2% | 40.1% | 9.1% | Ireland |
| 2000s | 52.2% | 37.9% | 14.2% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 54.6% | 37.2% | 17.4% | Ireland |
| 2020s | 50.7% | 35.2% | 15.5% | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher part time employment, female, Ireland or North America?
- Ireland, at 54.8% against 35.2% in North America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in part time employment, female between Ireland and North America?
- 19.6%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and North America?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and North America rank globally for part time employment, female?
- Ireland ranks 11th 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.