Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) in Ireland
Ireland: Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) was 54.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Part time employment, female in Ireland, 1983–2024
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total female employment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for part time employment, female in Ireland is 54.8%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, female in Ireland peaked at 57.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 27.4%, in 1986.
Ireland ranks 11th of 115 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % of total female employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 29.4% | — |
| 1984 | 38.0% | +29.5% |
| 1985 | 28.3% | -25.7% |
| 1986 | 27.4% | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 41.7% | +52.0% |
| 1988 | 30.6% | -26.6% |
| 1989 | 30.0% | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 31.4% | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 31.5% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 42.6% | +35.3% |
| 1993 | 46.5% | +9.3% |
| 1994 | 46.7% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 55.1% | +18.0% |
| 1996 | 47.4% | -14.0% |
| 1997 | 51.4% | +8.6% |
| 1998 | 47.7% | -7.3% |
| 1999 | 47.1% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 48.0% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 48.3% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 49.4% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 51.1% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 54.0% | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 53.9% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 54.1% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 53.1% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 53.7% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 55.9% | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 56.6% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 57.1% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 56.9% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 56.4% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 55.3% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 56.1% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 54.4% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 52.6% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 50.0% | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 50.7% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 53.6% | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 38.6% | -28.0% |
| 2022 | 50.4% | +30.7% |
| 2023 | 56.2% | +11.4% |
| 2024 | 54.8% | -2.3% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 54.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 36.6%, 1.5× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 54.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 35.8%, 1.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) in Ireland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +52.0% | 27.4% | 41.7% |
| 1992 | +35.3% | 31.5% | 42.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 32.2% | 27.4% | 41.7% | 7 |
| 1990s | 44.7% | 31.4% | 55.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.2% | 48.0% | 55.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.6% | 50.0% | 57.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.7% | 38.6% | 56.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More work & labour data for Ireland
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.4488 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.4574 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.4405 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.23 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.9335 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 4,354 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,447 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,638 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,649 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 5,286 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is part time employment, female in Ireland?
- Part time employment, female in Ireland was 54.8% 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 57.1% in 2011.
- What is the lowest part time employment, female recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.4% in 1986.
- How does Ireland rank for part time employment, female?
- Ireland ranks 11th out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is part time employment, female rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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.