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 40 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 66.34 Percentage of population in the same subgroup, and the mean is 64.38 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 14 countries rose and 26 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 |
| 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 |
| 5 | France | 73.29 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 2025 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 6 | Ireland | 73.23 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 2025 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 7 | Spain | 72.99 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 2025 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 8 | Switzerland | 71.36 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 2025 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 9 | Belgium | 71 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 2025 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 10 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 70.91 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 2025 | down 4.1% | 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 | Russian Federation | 62.35 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 2020 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 27 | United States of America | 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.
- Slovak Republic 63.63 Percentage of population in the same subgroup
- Croatia 58.28 Percentage of population in the same subgroup
- Poland 67.47 Percentage of population in the same subgroup
- Latvia 67.28 Percentage of population in the same subgroup
- Netherlands 66.96 Percentage of population in the same subgroup
- Estonia 64.61 Percentage of population in the same subgroup
- Lithuania 63.86 Percentage of population in the same subgroup
- Slovenia 62.73 Percentage of population in the same subgroup
- Türkiye 49.56 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.