Part time employment, female in Iceland

Iceland: Part time employment, female was 32.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
32.7%
Change on year
down 6.5%
World rank
48th
of 111 countries
All-time high
51.4%
in 1995
All-time low
30.1%
in 2006
Years of data
29
1995–2023

Part time employment, female in Iceland, 1995–2023

02040601995200920231995: 51.4 % of total female employment1996: 48.5 % of total female employment1997: 49.2 % of total female employment1998: 51.3 % of total female employment1999: 48.8 % of total female employment2000: 46.6 % of total female employment2001: 45.4 % of total female employment2002: 44.9 % of total female employment2003: 32.4 % of total female employment2004: 34.1 % of total female employment2005: 37.5 % of total female employment2006: 30.1 % of total female employment2007: 36.7 % of total female employment2008: 33.7 % of total female employment2009: 36.4 % of total female employment2010: 34.9 % of total female employment2011: 32.2 % of total female employment2012: 32 % of total female employment2013: 32.3 % of total female employment2014: 36.2 % of total female employment2015: 36.7 % of total female employment2016: 38.1 % of total female employment2017: 37 % of total female employment2018: 34.8 % of total female employment2019: 35.1 % of total female employment2020: 35.9 % of total female employment2021: 36 % of total female employment2022: 35 % of total female employment2023: 32.7 % of total female employment

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

Annual values for Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) in Iceland, 1995 to 2023.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 45 Armenia 34.0% compare
  2. 46 Norway 33.8% compare
  3. 47 Burkina Faso 32.8% compare
  4. 49 Brazil 31.9% compare
  5. 50 Luxembourg 30.9% compare
  6. 51 Namibia 30.9% compare

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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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Indicator
Part time employment, female (% of total female employment)
Unit
% of total female employment
Source
Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
123 places, 2,531 data points, 1976–2025
Last refreshed

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.