Ireland vs Sweden: Part time employment, female (% of total female employment)
Ireland
54.8%
in 2024
Sweden
53.8%
in 2024
Ireland rank
11th
Sweden rank
13th
Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) over time
- Ireland
- Sweden
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 54.8% against 53.8% in Sweden, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Sweden ahead.
Ireland ranks 11th and Sweden ranks 13th of 115 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.7% | 62.5% | 12.8% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 52.2% | 60.6% | 8.4% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 54.6% | 55.7% | 1.1% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 50.7% | 54.5% | 3.8% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher part time employment, female, Ireland or Sweden?
- Ireland, at 54.8% against 53.8% in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in part time employment, female between Ireland and Sweden?
- 1.0%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Sweden?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and Sweden rank globally for part time employment, female?
- Ireland ranks 11th and Sweden 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.