Which has higher part time employment, female, Netherlands or Switzerland?

Switzerland, at 67.9% against 64.1% in Netherlands as of 2025.

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

34 years are reported by both, from 1991 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 Switzerland: Part time employment, female

Netherlands

64.1%

in 2024

Switzerland

67.9%

in 2025

Netherlands rank

7th

Switzerland rank

6th

Part time employment, female over time

Netherlands
Switzerland

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 67.9% against 64.1% in Netherlands, a difference of 3.8%.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Netherlands ahead.

Netherlands ranks 7th and Switzerland ranks 6th of 111 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Netherlands	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
1990s	66.0%	63.1%	3.0%	Netherlands
2000s	73.9%	67.3%	6.7%	Netherlands
2010s	76.7%	68.0%	8.7%	Netherlands
2020s	67.0%	68.2%	1.2%	Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher part time employment, female, Netherlands or Switzerland?: Switzerland, at 67.9% against 64.1% in Netherlands as of 2025.
What is the difference in part time employment, female between Netherlands and Switzerland?: 3.8%, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Switzerland?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
How do Netherlands and Switzerland rank globally for part time employment, female?: Netherlands ranks 7th and Switzerland ranks 6th 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.