Gender share of part-time employment by country
This dataset contains gender composition of part-time employment with standardised (15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 65+, total) and detailed age groups. Data are further broken down by professional status - employees, total employment. In order to facilitate analysis and comparisons over time, historical data for OECD members...
What the numbers show
Gender share of part-time employment is currently reported for 48 countries. The highest value is 76.3 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in Austria; the lowest is 32.25 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in Romania.
The median across all reporting countries is 65.99 Percentage of population in the same subgroup, and the mean is 64.08 Percentage of population in the same subgroup.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 17 countries rose and 31 fell. The largest increase was in Greece (up 17.7%), and the largest decrease in Romania (down 30.1%).
Gender share of part-time employment: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austria | 76.3 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 2025 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 2 | Italy | 75.77 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 2025 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 2 | Croatia | 58.28 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 2025 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 3 | Germany | 75.34 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 2025 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 4 | Luxembourg | 73.75 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 2025 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 4 | Poland | 67.47 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 2025 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 5 | France | 73.29 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 2025 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 5 | Latvia | 67.28 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 2025 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 6 | Ireland | 73.23 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 2025 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 6 | Netherlands | 66.96 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 2025 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 7 | Spain | 72.99 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 2025 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 7 | Estonia | 64.61 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 2025 | down 7.7% | flat |
| 8 | Switzerland | 71.36 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 2025 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 8 | Lithuania | 63.86 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 2025 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 9 | Belgium | 71 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 2025 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 9 | Slovenia | 62.73 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 2025 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 10 | United Kingdom | 70.91 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 2025 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 10 | Türkiye | 49.56 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 2025 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 11 | Czechia | 70.89 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 2025 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 12 | Greece | 68.87 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 2025 | up 17.7% | flat |
| 13 | Malta | 68.73 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 2025 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 14 | New Zealand | 68.57 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 2025 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 15 | Israel | 68.28 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 2025 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 16 | Hungary | 67 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 2025 | up 9.9% | flat |
| 17 | Iceland | 66.86 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 2025 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 18 | Argentina | 66.86 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 2023 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 19 | Japan | 66.86 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 2025 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 20 | Australia | 66.53 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 2025 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 21 | Colombia | 66.15 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 2025 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 22 | OECD | 65.83 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 2025 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 23 | Denmark | 64.27 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 2025 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 24 | Portugal | 63.14 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 2025 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 25 | Norway | 62.65 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 2025 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 26 | Russia | 62.35 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 2020 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 27 | United States | 62.28 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 2025 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 28 | Canada | 61.95 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 2025 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 29 | Finland | 61.9 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 2025 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 30 | Sweden | 61.44 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 2025 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 31 | Cyprus | 59.38 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 2025 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 32 | Peru | 58.82 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 33 | Chile | 57.24 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 2025 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 34 | South Africa | 57.19 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 2025 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 35 | Mexico | 57.02 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 2025 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 36 | Bulgaria | 56.2 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 2025 | down 4.6% | flat |
| 37 | Costa Rica | 55.98 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 2025 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 38 | Indonesia | 49.02 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 2017 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 39 | North Macedonia | 46.77 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 2025 | up 11.6% | flat |
| 40 | Romania | 32.25 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 2025 | down 30.1% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- European Union (19 countries) in OECD 73 Percentage of population in the same subgroup
- Slovak Republic 63.63 Percentage of population in the same subgroup
- European Union (22 countries) in OECD 72.27 Percentage of population in the same subgroup
- European Union (27 countries) 72.02 Percentage of population in the same subgroup
About this data
This dataset contains gender composition of part-time employment with standardised (15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 65+, total) and detailed age groups. Data are further broken down by professional status - employees, total employment. In order to facilitate analysis and comparisons over time, historical data for OECD members have been provided over as long a period as possible, often even before a country became a member of the Organisation. Information on the membership dates of all OECD countries can be found at OECD Ratification Dates. For detailed information on labour force surveys for all countries please see LFS_NOTES_SOURCES.