Which has higher part time employment, female, Netherlands or South Asia?

Netherlands, at 77.3% against 46.5% in South Asia as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and South Asia?

10 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.

Netherlands vs South Asia: Part time employment, female (% of total female employment)

Netherlands

77.3%

in 2024

South Asia

46.5%

in 2025

Netherlands rank

3rd

South Asia rank

2nd

Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) over time

Netherlands
South Asia

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 77.3% against 46.5% in South Asia, a difference of 30.8%.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.7 times South Asia's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.

Netherlands ranks 3rd and South Asia ranks 2nd of 115 countries.

Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Netherlands	South Asia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	77.9%	18.2%	59.8%	Netherlands
2010s	77.3%	21.8%	55.5%	Netherlands
2020s	77.4%	39.0%	38.4%	Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher part time employment, female, Netherlands or South Asia?: Netherlands, at 77.3% against 46.5% in South Asia as of 2024.
What is the difference in part time employment, female between Netherlands and South Asia?: 30.8%, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and South Asia?: 10 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
How do Netherlands and South Asia rank globally for part time employment, female?: Netherlands ranks 3rd and South Asia ranks 2nd 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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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: 131 places, 2,655 data points, 1976–2025
Last refreshed: 12 November 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.