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

Uruguay, at 54.3% against 35.2% in North America as of 2025.

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

28 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2025.

North America vs Uruguay: Part time employment, female (% of total female employment)

North America

35.2%

in 2025

Uruguay

54.3%

in 2025

North America rank

14th

Uruguay rank

12th

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

North America
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 54.3% against 35.2% in North America, a difference of 19.1%.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.5 times North America's.

Across all 28 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.

North America ranks 14th and Uruguay ranks 12th of 16 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	North America	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1990s	39.6%	48.5%	9.0%	Uruguay
2000s	37.9%	46.8%	8.8%	Uruguay
2010s	37.2%	47.9%	10.7%	Uruguay
2020s	35.2%	51.2%	16.1%	Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher part time employment, female, North America or Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 54.3% against 35.2% in North America as of 2025.
What is the difference in part time employment, female between North America and Uruguay?: 19.1%, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Uruguay?: 28 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2025.
How do North America and Uruguay rank globally for part time employment, female?: North America ranks 14th and Uruguay ranks 12th of 16 groups.
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.