Part time employment, female in Italy
Italy: Part time employment, female was 30.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Part time employment, female in Italy, 1983–2024
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total female employment.
Analysis
In 2024, part time employment, female in Italy stood at 30.0%.
The figure is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, female in Italy peaked at 32.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 1983.
Italy ranks 53rd 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 Italy, year by year
| Year | % of total female employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 9.4% | — |
| 1984 | 10.2% | +8.9% |
| 1985 | 10.1% | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 9.5% | -5.8% |
| 1987 | 10.4% | +9.8% |
| 1988 | 10.4% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 10.9% | +4.7% |
| 1990 | 9.6% | -12.1% |
| 1991 | 10.4% | +8.7% |
| 1992 | 11.8% | +13.3% |
| 1993 | 11.4% | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 12.7% | +11.4% |
| 1995 | 13.2% | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 13.0% | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 13.9% | +7.0% |
| 1998 | 14.4% | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 15.7% | +9.1% |
| 2000 | 17.4% | +10.3% |
| 2001 | 17.8% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 16.7% | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 17.2% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 24.8% | +43.6% |
| 2005 | 25.6% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 26.4% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 26.8% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 27.8% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 27.9% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 28.9% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 29.2% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 30.9% | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 31.8% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 32.2% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 32.5% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 32.8% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 32.5% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 32.4% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 32.9% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 32.2% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 31.6% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 31.8% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 31.5% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 30.0% | -4.8% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 30.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 23.6%, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Italy's 30.0% 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 Italy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +43.6% | 17.2% | 24.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.1% | 9.4% | 10.9% | 7 |
| 1990s | 12.6% | 9.6% | 15.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.8% | 16.7% | 27.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.6% | 28.9% | 32.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.4% | 30.0% | 32.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More work & labour data for Italy
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.6708 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.6794 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.662 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 10,422 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 17,512 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 17,865 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 35,377 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is part time employment, female in Italy?
- Part time employment, female in Italy was 30.0% 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 32.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest part time employment, female recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 1983.
- How does Italy rank for part time employment, female?
- Italy ranks 53rd out of 111 countries with data for 2024.
- Is part time employment, female rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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.