Which has higher part time employment, female, Netherlands or North America?

Netherlands, at 64.1% against 29.3% in North America as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and North America?

31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.

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.

Netherlands vs North America: Part time employment, female

Netherlands

64.1%

in 2024

North America

29.3%

in 2025

Netherlands rank

7th

North America rank

8th

Part time employment, female over time

Netherlands
North America

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 64.1% against 29.3% in North America, a difference of 34.8%.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 2.2 times North America's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.

Netherlands ranks 7th and North America ranks 8th of 111 countries.

Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Netherlands	North America	Difference	Ahead
1990s	67.7%	30.9%	36.8%	Netherlands
2000s	73.9%	30.2%	43.8%	Netherlands
2010s	76.7%	30.7%	46.0%	Netherlands
2020s	67.0%	28.6%	38.4%	Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher part time employment, female, Netherlands or North America?: Netherlands, at 64.1% against 29.3% in North America as of 2024.
What is the difference in part time employment, female between Netherlands and North America?: 34.8%, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and North America?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
How do Netherlands and North America rank globally for part time employment, female?: Netherlands ranks 7th and North America ranks 8th 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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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: 03 September 2026

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.