Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) was 37.5% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Part time employment, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 2012–2025
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total female employment.
Analysis
In 2025, part time employment, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) stood at 37.5%.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 46.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 36.2%, in 2023.
Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of total female employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 39.3% | — |
| 2013 | 39.5% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 39.1% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 38.1% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 36.4% | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 38.7% | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 40.3% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 40.5% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 46.0% | +13.6% |
| 2021 | 40.7% | -11.6% |
| 2022 | 38.6% | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 36.2% | -6.2% |
| 2024 | 38.2% | +5.5% |
| 2025 | 37.5% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 39.0% | 36.4% | 40.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 39.5% | 36.2% | 46.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
More work & labour data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 51.4% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 69.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 39.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 74.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 56.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 62.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 47.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 68.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 57.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.6% (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is part time employment, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Part time employment, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 37.5% in 2025, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 46.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest part time employment, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.2% in 2023.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for part time employment, female?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 8th out of 16 groups with data for 2025.
- Is part time employment, female rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 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.