Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) in European Union
European Union: Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) was 45.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Part time employment, female in European Union, 1991–2024
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total female employment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for part time employment, female in European Union is 45.1%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, female in European Union peaked at 47.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 38.0%, in 1997.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) in European Union, year by year
| Year | % of total female employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 38.3% | — |
| 1992 | 39.7% | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 39.3% | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 40.3% | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 42.4% | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 42.0% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 38.0% | -9.3% |
| 1998 | 39.1% | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 38.9% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 40.0% | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 38.9% | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 40.7% | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 40.6% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 41.5% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 40.4% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 40.8% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 40.8% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 40.7% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 42.0% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 41.5% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 41.4% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 42.4% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 42.9% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 42.7% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 42.7% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 44.1% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 44.6% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 44.2% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 44.6% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 47.4% | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 45.0% | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 44.5% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 44.8% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 45.1% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.8% | 38.0% | 42.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 40.6% | 38.9% | 42.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.1% | 41.4% | 44.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.4% | 44.5% | 47.4% | 5 |
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- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 75.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 57.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 63.3% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 81.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 51.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 38.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 43.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 70.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 40.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is part time employment, female in European Union?
- Part time employment, female in European Union was 45.1% 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 European Union?
- The highest recorded value was 47.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest part time employment, female recorded in European Union?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.0% in 1997.
- How does European Union rank for part time employment, female?
- European Union ranks 4th out of 16 groups with data for 2024.
- Is part time employment, female rising or falling in European Union?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union 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.