Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) by country
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.
Countries reporting
111
Highest
78.6%
Senegal
Lowest
0.5%
Poland
Median
26.5%
Years covered
50
1976–2025
Data points
2,531
What the numbers show
Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) is currently reported for 111 countries. The highest value is 78.6% in Senegal; the lowest is 0.5% in Poland.
The median across all reporting countries is 26.5%, and the mean is 30.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 174.
Over the past decade 40 countries rose and 70 fell. The largest increase was in United Arab Emirates (up 273.1%), and the largest decrease in Poland (down 95.4%).
Part time employment, female: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senegal | 78.6% | 2024 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 2 | Canada | 76.1% | 2025 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 3 | Colombia | 70.1% | 2025 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 4 | Pakistan | 68.8% | 2021 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 5 | Rwanda | 68.3% | 2025 | down 31.7% | falling |
| 6 | Switzerland | 67.9% | 2025 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 7 | Netherlands | 64.1% | 2024 | down 16.8% | rising |
| 8 | Republic of Moldova | 63.9% | 2025 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 9 | Zimbabwe | 62.6% | 2024 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 10 | Guatemala | 61.7% | 2024 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 11 | Mali | 61.5% | 2024 | up 59.2% | rising |
| 12 | Peru | 60.7% | 2025 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 13 | Belize | 60.5% | 2019 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 14 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 56.3% | 2024 | up 39.6% | rising |
| 15 | Argentina | 55.4% | 2025 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 16 | Bangladesh | 54.0% | 2024 | up 226.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Togo | 53.7% | 2022 | up 64.1% | rising |
| 18 | Côte d'Ivoire | 52.3% | 2022 | up 107.3% | rising |
| 19 | Ecuador | 51.7% | 2025 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 20 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 51.6% | 2024 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 21 | El Salvador | 50.7% | 2024 | up 6.2% | flat |
| 22 | Austria | 50.6% | 2025 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 23 | Uruguay | 49.9% | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 24 | Germany | 49.5% | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 25 | Egypt | 49.3% | 2023 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 26 | Georgia | 48.5% | 2024 | down 47.8% | falling |
| 27 | Mauritius | 48.1% | 2019 | down 5.8% | flat |
| 28 | Ghana | 47.4% | 2024 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 29 | Australia | 46.6% | 2021 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 30 | Dominican Republic | 45.9% | 2025 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 31 | Thailand | 45.3% | 2025 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 32 | Indonesia | 44.6% | 2023 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 33 | Timor-Leste | 42.1% | 2022 | up 6.5% | flat |
| 34 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 42.0% | 2024 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 35 | Republic of Korea | 41.2% | 2025 | up 35.2% | rising |
| 36 | Honduras | 41.1% | 2025 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 37 | Paraguay | 39.5% | 2025 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 38 | Belgium | 38.9% | 2024 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 39 | Denmark | 38.5% | 2024 | up 9.6% | falling |
| 40 | Nigeria | 37.3% | 2024 | up 51.0% | rising |
| 41 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 36.8% | 2025 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 42 | Philippines | 36.5% | 2023 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 43 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 35.3% | 2017 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 44 | Panama | 34.7% | 2025 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 45 | Armenia | 34.0% | 2023 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 46 | Norway | 33.8% | 2024 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 47 | Burkina Faso | 32.8% | 2025 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 48 | Iceland | 32.7% | 2023 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 49 | Brazil | 31.9% | 2025 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 50 | Luxembourg | 30.9% | 2024 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 51 | Namibia | 30.9% | 2018 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 52 | Chile | 30.3% | 2025 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 53 | Italy | 30.0% | 2024 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 54 | Ireland | 29.1% | 2024 | down 14.9% | rising |
| 55 | Sweden | 29.1% | 2024 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 56 | Costa Rica | 26.5% | 2025 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 57 | Israel | 26.4% | 2024 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 58 | France | 25.8% | 2024 | down 17.7% | rising |
| 59 | Myanmar | 24.8% | 2020 | up 62.8% | rising |
| 60 | Brunei Darussalam | 24.1% | 2024 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 61 | Finland | 24.0% | 2024 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 62 | Cambodia | 23.8% | 2019 | down 40.4% | falling |
| 63 | Sri Lanka | 23.2% | 2024 | up 28.2% | falling |
| 64 | United States of America | 23.2% | 2025 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 65 | Botswana | 23.0% | 2024 | down 57.3% | flat |
| 66 | Angola | 22.6% | 2025 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 67 | South Africa | 22.5% | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 68 | Mexico | 22.1% | 2025 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 69 | New Caledonia | 21.8% | 2023 | down 50.3% | falling |
| 70 | Spain | 21.4% | 2025 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 71 | Zambia | 20.8% | 2024 | up 10.2% | flat |
| 72 | Viet Nam | 20.8% | 2024 | down 60.1% | volatile |
| 73 | Estonia | 20.2% | 2024 | up 57.6% | rising |
| 74 | Bhutan | 19.9% | 2025 | up 57.6% | rising |
| 75 | Uganda | 19.8% | 2021 | down 73.9% | falling |
| 76 | Malta | 18.7% | 2024 | down 34.2% | falling |
| 77 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 18.4% | 2024 | up 100.4% | volatile |
| 78 | Türkiye | 18.3% | 2024 | down 19.1% | flat |
| 79 | Belarus | 16.6% | 2024 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 80 | Czechia | 14.7% | 2024 | up 40.6% | rising |
| 81 | Albania | 14.5% | 2024 | down 53.7% | falling |
| 82 | United Arab Emirates | 14.3% | 2024 | up 273.1% | rising |
| 83 | Slovenia | 13.3% | 2024 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 84 | Singapore | 13.3% | 2025 | — | falling |
| 85 | Jamaica | 13.0% | 2023 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 86 | Latvia | 12.4% | 2024 | up 29.1% | flat |
| 87 | Cyprus | 11.4% | 2024 | down 33.6% | rising |
| 88 | Trinidad and Tobago | 10.5% | 2024 | up 40.6% | falling |
| 89 | Grenada | 10.5% | 2023 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 90 | Saint Lucia | 10.4% | 2025 | down 59.2% | volatile |
| 91 | Montenegro | 10.2% | 2024 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 92 | Portugal | 10.2% | 2025 | down 29.8% | rising |
| 93 | Lithuania | 9.2% | 2024 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 94 | Greece | 8.7% | 2025 | down 34.4% | rising |
| 95 | Mongolia | 7.9% | 2024 | down 49.4% | falling |
| 96 | Seychelles | 7.8% | 2024 | down 82.3% | volatile |
| 97 | Hungary | 7.2% | 2024 | down 16.3% | rising |
| 98 | Serbia | 6.5% | 2025 | down 48.8% | falling |
| 99 | Barbados | 6.4% | 2024 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 100 | Slovakia | 5.5% | 2023 | down 14.5% | rising |
| 101 | North Macedonia | 5.0% | 2025 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 102 | Kosovo | 4.9% | 2024 | down 52.5% | volatile |
| 102 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 4.9% | 2024 | down 52.5% | volatile |
| 104 | Croatia | 4.6% | 2024 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 105 | Jordan | 3.1% | 2024 | down 73.5% | falling |
| 106 | Romania | 2.8% | 2024 | down 74.5% | falling |
| 107 | Russian Federation | 2.4% | 2022 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 108 | Palestine, State of | 2.2% | 2025 | up 176.3% | rising |
| 109 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.0% | 2023 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 110 | Bulgaria | 1.9% | 2024 | down 31.1% | falling |
| 111 | Poland | 0.5% | 2025 | down 95.4% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 38.8%
- Latin America & Caribbean 38.4%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 38.4%
- Euro area 33.6%
- Post-demographic dividend 32.5%
- OECD members 31.6%
- High income 30.8%
- North America 29.3%
- Europe & Central Asia 29.2%
- European Union 28.5%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 6.7%
- Central Europe and the Baltics 4.8%
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.