Which has higher part time employment, female, Sweden or United Kingdom?

Sweden, at 53.8% against 53.5% in United Kingdom as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and United Kingdom?

30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.

Sweden vs United Kingdom: Part time employment, female (% of total female employment)

Sweden

53.8%

in 2024

United Kingdom

53.5%

in 2025

Sweden rank

13th

United Kingdom rank

15th

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

Sweden
United Kingdom

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 53.8% against 53.5% in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Sweden ahead.

Sweden ranks 13th and United Kingdom ranks 15th of 115 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sweden	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1990s	62.5%	59.0%	3.5%	Sweden
2000s	60.6%	57.7%	2.8%	Sweden
2010s	55.7%	59.5%	3.8%	United Kingdom
2020s	54.5%	56.1%	1.6%	United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher part time employment, female, Sweden or United Kingdom?: Sweden, at 53.8% against 53.5% in United Kingdom as of 2024.
What is the difference in part time employment, female between Sweden and United Kingdom?: 0.3%, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and United Kingdom?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
How do Sweden and United Kingdom rank globally for part time employment, female?: Sweden ranks 13th and United Kingdom ranks 15th 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.