Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) in High income
High income: Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) was 36.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Part time employment, female in High income, 2000–2024
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total female employment.
Analysis
High income recorded 36.8% for part time employment, female in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, female in High income peaked at 41.9% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 36.3%, in 2023.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) in High income, year by year
| Year | % of total female employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 38.7% | — |
| 2001 | 39.0% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 39.8% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 39.9% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 40.9% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 40.1% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 39.9% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 40.0% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 40.1% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 41.9% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 37.0% | -11.7% |
| 2011 | 36.9% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 36.8% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 37.1% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 37.1% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 37.2% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 37.4% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 37.3% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 36.9% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 37.2% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 40.3% | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 37.2% | -7.7% |
| 2022 | 36.7% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 36.3% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 36.8% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.0% | 38.7% | 41.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.1% | 36.8% | 37.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.5% | 36.3% | 40.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near High income
More work & labour data for High income
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 54.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 61.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 67.9% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 80.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 42.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 46.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 75.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 69.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 44.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is part time employment, female in High income?
- Part time employment, female in High income was 36.8% 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 High income?
- The highest recorded value was 41.9% in 2009.
- What is the lowest part time employment, female recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.3% in 2023.
- How does High income rank for part time employment, female?
- High income ranks 11th out of 16 groups with data for 2024.
- Is part time employment, female rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this High income 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.