OECD members vs Sweden: Part time employment, female (% of total female employment)
OECD members
35.6%
in 2025
Sweden
53.8%
in 2024
OECD members rank
13th
Sweden rank
13th
Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) over time
- OECD members
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 53.8% against 35.6% in OECD members, a difference of 18.2%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.5 times OECD members's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
OECD members ranks 13th and Sweden ranks 13th of 16 groups.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | OECD members | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.1% | 60.6% | 20.5% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 41.1% | 55.7% | 14.6% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 41.1% | 54.5% | 13.4% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher part time employment, female, OECD members or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 53.8% against 35.6% in OECD members as of 2024.
- What is the difference in part time employment, female between OECD members and Sweden?
- 18.2%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and Sweden?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do OECD members and Sweden rank globally for part time employment, female?
- OECD members ranks 13th and Sweden ranks 13th 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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About this data
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.