Part time employment, female in Germany
Germany: Part time employment, female was 49.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Part time employment, female in Germany, 1983–2024
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total female employment.
Analysis
In 2024, part time employment, female in Germany stood at 49.5%. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, female in Germany peaked at 49.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 28.6%, in 1984.
Germany ranks 24th of 111 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Part time employment, female in Germany, year by year
| Year | % of total female employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 30.1% | — |
| 1984 | 28.6% | -5.0% |
| 1985 | 29.6% | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 29.8% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 29.5% | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 30.6% | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 30.7% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 33.8% | +9.9% |
| 1991 | 30.1% | -10.8% |
| 1992 | 30.7% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 32.0% | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 33.1% | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 33.8% | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 33.6% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 35.1% | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 36.4% | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 37.2% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 37.9% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 39.3% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 39.5% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 40.8% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 41.6% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 43.7% | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 45.6% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 45.8% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 45.3% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 46.5% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 46.3% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 46.1% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 46.0% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 47.2% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 46.9% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 47.4% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 47.2% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 47.3% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 47.2% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 47.7% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 48.3% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 48.4% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 48.3% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 48.6% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 49.5% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 29.8% | 28.6% | 30.7% | 7 |
| 1990s | 33.6% | 30.1% | 37.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.6% | 37.9% | 46.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.9% | 46.0% | 47.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.6% | 48.3% | 49.5% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is part time employment, female in Germany?
- Part time employment, female in Germany was 49.5% 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 49.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest part time employment, female recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.6% in 1984.
- How does Germany rank for part time employment, female?
- Germany ranks 24th out of 111 countries with data for 2024.
- Is part time employment, female rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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.