Part time employment, female in High income
High income: Part time employment, female was 30.8% 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 30.8% for part time employment, female in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, female in High income peaked at 32.3% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 26.5%, in 2022.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Part time employment, female in High income, year by year
| Year | % of total female employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.4% | — |
| 2001 | 30.0% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 30.1% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 30.4% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 31.2% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 31.5% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 31.2% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 31.5% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 31.4% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 32.3% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 28.1% | -13.0% |
| 2011 | 28.2% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 28.4% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 28.8% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 28.5% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 28.4% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 28.3% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 27.9% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 27.9% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 27.9% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 27.9% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 27.1% | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 26.5% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 30.1% | +13.5% |
| 2024 | 30.8% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.9% | 29.4% | 32.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.2% | 27.9% | 28.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.5% | 26.5% | 30.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near High income
- 4 Pakistan 68.8% compare
- 5 Rwanda 68.3% compare
- 6 Switzerland 67.9% compare
- 7 Netherlands 64.1% compare
- 8 Republic of Moldova 63.9% compare
- 9 Zimbabwe 62.6% compare
- 10 Guatemala 61.7% compare
More work & labour data for High income
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 46.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 42.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 44.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 69.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 61.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 75.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 67.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 54.3% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 80.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is part time employment, female in High income?
- Part time employment, female in High income was 30.8% 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 32.3% in 2009.
- What is the lowest part time employment, female recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.5% in 2022.
- How does High income rank for part time employment, female?
- High income ranks 7th out of 12 groups with data for 2024.
- Is part time employment, female rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. 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.