Italy vs Sweden: Part time employment, female

Italy
30.0%
in 2024
Sweden
29.1%
in 2024
Italy rank
53rd
Sweden rank
55th

Part time employment, female over time

  • Italy
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 30.0% against 29.1% in Sweden, a difference of 0.9%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Sweden ahead.

Italy ranks 53rd and Sweden ranks 55th of 111 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Sweden Difference Ahead
1990s 14.0% 41.5% 27.4% Sweden
2000s 22.8% 37.6% 14.8% Sweden
2010s 31.6% 37.6% 6.0% Sweden
2020s 31.4% 31.0% 0.4% Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher part time employment, female, Italy or Sweden?
Italy, at 30.0% against 29.1% in Sweden as of 2024.
What is the difference in part time employment, female between Italy and Sweden?
0.9%, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sweden?
30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
How do Italy and Sweden rank globally for part time employment, female?
Italy ranks 53rd and Sweden ranks 55th of 111 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

Indicator
Part time employment, female (% of total female employment)
Unit
% of total female employment
Source
Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
123 places, 2,531 data points, 1976–2025
Last refreshed

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.