Part time employment, female in Iceland
Iceland: Part time employment, female was 32.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Part time employment, female in Iceland, 1995–2023
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total female employment.
Analysis
In 2023, part time employment, female in Iceland stood at 32.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.5% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, female in Iceland peaked at 51.4% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 30.1%, in 2006.
Iceland ranks 48th of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Part time employment, female in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % of total female employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 51.4% | — |
| 1996 | 48.5% | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 49.2% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 51.3% | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 48.8% | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 46.6% | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 45.4% | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 44.9% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 32.4% | -27.8% |
| 2004 | 34.1% | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 37.5% | +10.2% |
| 2006 | 30.1% | -19.9% |
| 2007 | 36.7% | +21.9% |
| 2008 | 33.7% | -8.1% |
| 2009 | 36.4% | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 34.9% | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 32.2% | -7.9% |
| 2012 | 32.0% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 32.3% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 36.2% | +12.2% |
| 2015 | 36.7% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 38.1% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 37.0% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 34.8% | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 35.1% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 35.9% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 36.0% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 35.0% | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 32.7% | -6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.9% | 48.5% | 51.4% | 5 |
| 2000s | 37.8% | 30.1% | 46.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.9% | 32.0% | 38.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.9% | 32.7% | 36.0% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is part time employment, female in Iceland?
- Part time employment, female in Iceland was 32.7% in 2023, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, female recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 51.4% in 1995.
- What is the lowest part time employment, female recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.1% in 2006.
- How does Iceland rank for part time employment, female?
- Iceland ranks 48th out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
- Is part time employment, female rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland 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.