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
115
Highest
100.0%
Trinidad and Tobago
Lowest
0.5%
Poland
Median
32.4%
Years covered
50
1976–2025
Data points
2,655
What the numbers show
Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) is currently reported for 115 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Trinidad and Tobago; the lowest is 0.5% in Poland.
The median across all reporting countries is 32.4%, and the mean is 33.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 221.
Over the past decade 43 countries rose and 70 fell. The largest increase was in United Arab Emirates (up 280.1%), and the largest decrease in Poland (down 95.4%).
Part time employment, female (% of total female employment): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trinidad and Tobago | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 2 | Belarus | 89.7% | 2025 | up 252.7% | volatile |
| 3 | Netherlands | 77.3% | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 4 | Austria | 64.5% | 2025 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 5 | Germany | 60.6% | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 6 | Norway | 60.0% | 2024 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 7 | Iceland | 59.8% | 2023 | up 16.5% | flat |
| 8 | Denmark | 56.8% | 2024 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 9 | Belgium | 56.3% | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 10 | Argentina | 55.1% | 2025 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 11 | Ireland | 54.8% | 2024 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 12 | Uruguay | 54.3% | 2025 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 13 | Sweden | 53.8% | 2024 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 14 | Togo | 53.7% | 2022 | up 64.1% | rising |
| 15 | United Kingdom | 53.5% | 2025 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 16 | Ecuador | 53.2% | 2025 | up 40.4% | rising |
| 17 | Finland | 53.0% | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 18 | Cote d'Ivoire | 52.3% | 2022 | up 111.6% | rising |
| 19 | Canada | 51.1% | 2025 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 20 | Bolivia | 50.8% | 2025 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 21 | Kenya | 49.5% | 2021 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 22 | Switzerland | 49.1% | 2025 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 23 | Ghana | 49.1% | 2025 | down 16.8% | rising |
| 24 | France | 47.9% | 2024 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 25 | Indonesia | 47.0% | 2023 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 26 | Rwanda | 46.9% | 2025 | down 34.4% | falling |
| 27 | Australia | 46.6% | 2021 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 28 | India | 46.5% | 2025 | up 218.9% | rising |
| 29 | Guatemala | 46.2% | 2025 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 30 | Tanzania | 45.7% | 2025 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 31 | Peru | 45.6% | 2025 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 32 | Luxembourg | 44.9% | 2024 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 33 | Spain | 44.3% | 2025 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 34 | Israel | 43.7% | 2024 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 35 | Malta | 42.9% | 2024 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 36 | Vanuatu | 42.9% | 2025 | up 20.1% | falling |
| 37 | East Timor | 42.1% | 2022 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 38 | Iran | 41.7% | 2024 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 39 | Mauritius | 41.1% | 2024 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 40 | Paraguay | 40.4% | 2025 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 41 | Estonia | 37.8% | 2024 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 42 | Honduras | 37.6% | 2025 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 43 | Slovenia | 37.4% | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 44 | Nigeria | 37.3% | 2024 | up 82.1% | volatile |
| 45 | Slovakia | 36.9% | 2023 | up 49.6% | rising |
| 46 | Mexico | 36.6% | 2025 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 47 | Portugal | 36.6% | 2025 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 48 | Chile | 36.5% | 2025 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 49 | Czechia | 35.9% | 2024 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 50 | Cyprus | 35.8% | 2024 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 51 | Hungary | 35.6% | 2024 | up 38.9% | rising |
| 52 | South Korea | 35.4% | 2025 | up 45.3% | rising |
| 53 | Armenia | 34.0% | 2023 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 54 | Dominican Republic | 34.0% | 2025 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 55 | Belize | 33.8% | 2019 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 56 | Panama | 33.5% | 2025 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 57 | United States | 33.2% | 2025 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 58 | Palestine | 32.4% | 2025 | down 41.7% | volatile |
| 59 | Turkey | 32.1% | 2025 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 60 | Brazil | 32.0% | 2025 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 61 | Namibia | 31.6% | 2018 | down 4.8% | volatile |
| 62 | Greece | 31.3% | 2025 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 63 | Sri Lanka | 31.2% | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 64 | Bangladesh | 31.1% | 2024 | up 5.0% | falling |
| 65 | Cambodia | 31.0% | 2025 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 66 | Burkina Faso | 30.6% | 2025 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 67 | Pakistan | 30.5% | 2025 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 68 | Colombia | 30.4% | 2025 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 69 | El Salvador | 30.3% | 2025 | up 14.6% | flat |
| 70 | Croatia | 29.1% | 2024 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 71 | Kyrgyzstan | 29.0% | 2023 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 72 | Philippines | 28.5% | 2024 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 73 | Angola | 28.5% | 2025 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 74 | Lithuania | 28.0% | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 75 | Botswana | 28.0% | 2024 | down 47.9% | rising |
| 76 | Italy | 27.9% | 2025 | down 45.7% | rising |
| 77 | Costa Rica | 27.8% | 2025 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 78 | Mali | 27.6% | 2024 | down 8.5% | flat |
| 79 | Latvia | 25.1% | 2024 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 80 | Albania | 23.2% | 2024 | down 41.2% | falling |
| 81 | Guyana | 22.1% | 2024 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 82 | North Macedonia | 21.9% | 2025 | up 85.8% | rising |
| 83 | New Caledonia | 21.8% | 2023 | down 38.7% | falling |
| 84 | Uganda | 21.5% | 2021 | down 69.1% | falling |
| 85 | Serbia | 21.4% | 2025 | down 16.3% | rising |
| 86 | Vietnam | 21.0% | 2024 | down 34.6% | falling |
| 87 | Georgia | 20.7% | 2025 | down 78.1% | volatile |
| 88 | Bhutan | 19.9% | 2025 | up 57.6% | rising |
| 89 | South Africa | 19.8% | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 90 | Myanmar | 17.8% | 2020 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 91 | Thailand | 17.8% | 2025 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 92 | Venezuela | 17.4% | 2017 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 93 | Romania | 16.9% | 2024 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 94 | Egypt | 16.6% | 2024 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 95 | Zimbabwe | 15.5% | 2025 | down 78.5% | volatile |
| 96 | Bulgaria | 15.0% | 2024 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 97 | Zambia | 14.4% | 2024 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 98 | Singapore | 13.3% | 2025 | — | falling |
| 99 | Senegal | 12.9% | 2025 | down 60.4% | falling |
| 100 | Brunei | 12.4% | 2025 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 101 | Grenada | 11.4% | 2023 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 102 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 10.4% | 2024 | down 59.9% | falling |
| 103 | Saint Lucia | 9.6% | 2025 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 104 | Russia | 9.4% | 2025 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 105 | Seychelles | 8.8% | 2025 | down 47.0% | falling |
| 106 | Jamaica | 8.1% | 2023 | down 45.4% | falling |
| 107 | Moldova | 7.9% | 2025 | down 63.3% | falling |
| 108 | Jordan | 7.3% | 2024 | down 52.1% | falling |
| 109 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 7.3% | 2025 | down 60.3% | falling |
| 110 | Barbados | 6.4% | 2024 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 111 | Mongolia | 6.2% | 2025 | down 61.5% | falling |
| 112 | Montenegro | 6.1% | 2024 | down 43.1% | falling |
| 113 | United Arab Emirates | 5.8% | 2025 | up 280.1% | rising |
| 114 | Kosovo | 4.9% | 2024 | down 52.5% | volatile |
| 115 | Poland | 0.5% | 2025 | down 95.4% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Euro area 51.2%
- South Asia 46.5%
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 46.5%
- European Union 45.1%
- Post-demographic dividend 43.0%
- Lower middle income 41.8%
- Early-demographic dividend 41.5%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 37.5%
- Latin America & Caribbean 37.4%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 37.4%
- High income 36.8%
- Europe & Central Asia 36.4%
- OECD members 35.6%
- North America 35.2%
- Central Europe and the Baltics 16.4%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 12.9%
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.