Part time employment, female in Europe & Central Asia
Europe & Central Asia: Part time employment, female was 29.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Part time employment, female in Europe & Central Asia, 2006–2024
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total female employment.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia recorded 29.2% for part time employment, female in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, female in Europe & Central Asia peaked at 32.6% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 23.4%, in 2022.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Part time employment, female in Europe & Central Asia, year by year
| Year | % of total female employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 31.4% | — |
| 2007 | 31.5% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 31.1% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 32.6% | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 25.6% | -21.6% |
| 2011 | 25.5% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 25.9% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 26.3% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 26.2% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 26.1% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 25.9% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 25.2% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 25.1% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 25.1% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 24.9% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 23.6% | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 23.4% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 28.8% | +23.1% |
| 2024 | 29.2% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.7% | 31.1% | 32.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 25.7% | 25.1% | 26.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.0% | 23.4% | 29.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia
More work & labour data for Europe & Central Asia
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 44.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 35.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 40.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 66.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 58.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 72.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 65.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 51.1% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 78.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is part time employment, female in Europe & Central Asia?
- Part time employment, female in Europe & Central Asia was 29.2% in 2024, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, female recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 32.6% in 2009.
- What is the lowest part time employment, female recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.4% in 2022.
- How does Europe & Central Asia rank for part time employment, female?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 9th out of 12 groups with data for 2024.
- Is part time employment, female rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Part time employment, female (% of total female employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.