Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) in OECD members
OECD members: Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) was 35.6% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Part time employment, female in OECD members, 2000–2025
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total female employment.
Analysis
OECD members recorded 35.6% for part time employment, female in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 12.4% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, female in OECD members peaked at 43.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 35.6%, in 2025.
Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) in OECD members, year by year
| Year | % of total female employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 39.0% | — |
| 2001 | 39.1% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 39.9% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 39.9% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 41.0% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 39.7% | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 39.8% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 40.2% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 40.2% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 42.0% | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 41.2% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 41.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 41.1% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 41.3% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 41.3% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 41.2% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 41.2% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 41.3% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 40.6% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 40.8% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 43.8% | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 40.9% | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 40.2% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 40.0% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 40.6% | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 35.6% | -12.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.1% | 39.0% | 42.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.1% | 40.6% | 41.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.2% | 35.6% | 43.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
More work & labour data for OECD members
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 53.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 60.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 68.2% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 78.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 43.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 50.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 73.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 66.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 47.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is part time employment, female in OECD members?
- Part time employment, female in OECD members was 35.6% 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 43.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest part time employment, female recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.6% in 2025.
- How does OECD members rank for part time employment, female?
- OECD members ranks 13th out of 16 groups with data for 2025.
- Is part time employment, female rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this OECD members 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.