Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) in Netherlands
Netherlands: Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) was 77.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Part time employment, female in Netherlands, 1983–2024
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total female employment.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 77.3% for part time employment, female in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, female in Netherlands peaked at 82.4% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 56.1%, in 1983.
That places Netherlands 3rd out of 115 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % of total female employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 56.1% | — |
| 1985 | 58.5% | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 67.2% | +14.8% |
| 1988 | 69.1% | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 70.2% | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 69.8% | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 71.7% | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 81.9% | +14.2% |
| 1993 | 81.5% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 82.1% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 82.4% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 74.0% | -10.3% |
| 1997 | 73.5% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 73.5% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 74.5% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 78.1% | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 77.8% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 80.0% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 79.6% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 81.4% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 77.9% | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 78.5% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 78.7% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 78.0% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 78.1% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 78.4% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 77.7% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 78.3% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 78.3% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 77.6% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 77.9% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 76.7% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 75.5% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 76.5% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 76.0% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 77.7% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 78.2% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 76.9% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 77.2% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 77.3% | +0.1% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 77.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 36.6%, 2.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 77.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 35.8%, 2.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 64.2% | 56.1% | 70.2% | 5 |
| 1990s | 76.5% | 69.8% | 82.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.8% | 77.8% | 81.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.3% | 75.5% | 78.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.4% | 76.9% | 78.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More work & labour data for Netherlands
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 5,256 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 66.71 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 10,535 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.03 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.834 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 130,584 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 94,797 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 64.03 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.4 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.1112 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is part time employment, female in Netherlands?
- Part time employment, female in Netherlands was 77.3% 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 Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 82.4% in 1995.
- What is the lowest part time employment, female recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.1% in 1983.
- How does Netherlands rank for part time employment, female?
- Netherlands ranks 3rd out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is part time employment, female rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands 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.