Ireland vs OECD members: Part time employment, female (% of total female employment)
Ireland
54.8%
in 2024
OECD members
35.6%
in 2025
Ireland rank
11th
OECD members rank
13th
Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) over time
- Ireland
- OECD members
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 54.8% against 35.6% in OECD members, a difference of 19.2%.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.5 times OECD members's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 11th and OECD members ranks 13th of 115 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.2% | 40.1% | 12.1% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 54.6% | 41.1% | 13.5% | Ireland |
| 2020s | 50.7% | 41.1% | 9.6% | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher part time employment, female, Ireland or OECD members?
- Ireland, at 54.8% against 35.6% in OECD members as of 2024.
- What is the difference in part time employment, female between Ireland and OECD members?
- 19.2%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and OECD members?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and OECD members rank globally for part time employment, female?
- Ireland ranks 11th and OECD members ranks 13th 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.