Part time employment, female in Ireland
Ireland: Part time employment, female was 29.1% 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 29.1%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.5% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, female in Ireland peaked at 35.5% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 13.8%, in 1984.
Ireland ranks 54th of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Part time employment, female in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % of total female employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 15.6% | — |
| 1984 | 13.8% | -11.1% |
| 1985 | 15.5% | +11.9% |
| 1986 | 14.2% | -8.5% |
| 1987 | 15.8% | +11.6% |
| 1988 | 17.0% | +7.5% |
| 1989 | 16.5% | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 17.6% | +6.9% |
| 1991 | 17.8% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 18.6% | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 21.3% | +14.4% |
| 1994 | 21.7% | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 23.1% | +6.2% |
| 1996 | 22.1% | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 23.2% | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 30.3% | +30.5% |
| 1999 | 30.7% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 30.8% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 31.3% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 30.7% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 31.3% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 31.9% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 32.1% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 31.6% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 32.0% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 32.3% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 33.9% | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 34.7% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 35.5% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 35.2% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 35.4% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 34.2% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 33.7% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 33.1% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 31.3% | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 30.7% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 31.5% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 29.0% | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 31.0% | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 31.1% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 31.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 29.1% | -6.5% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 29.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 23.6%, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 29.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 18.3%, 1.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Part time employment, female 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +30.5% | 23.2% | 30.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.5% | 13.8% | 17.0% | 7 |
| 1990s | 22.7% | 17.6% | 30.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.8% | 30.7% | 33.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.5% | 30.7% | 35.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.3% | 29.0% | 31.1% | 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 29.1% 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 35.5% in 2011.
- What is the lowest part time employment, female recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.8% in 1984.
- How does Ireland rank for part time employment, female?
- Ireland ranks 54th out of 111 countries with data for 2024.
- Is part time employment, female rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. 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.