Part time employment, female in OECD members
OECD members: Part time employment, female was 31.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Part time employment, female in OECD members, 2000–2024
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total female employment.
Analysis
OECD members recorded 31.6% for part time employment, female in 2024.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, female in OECD members peaked at 33.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 29.6%, in 2000.
Part time employment, female in OECD members, year by year
| Year | % of total female employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.6% | — |
| 2001 | 30.4% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 31.0% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 31.4% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 31.6% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 31.8% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 31.3% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 31.5% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 31.4% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 32.2% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 33.3% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 33.5% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 33.6% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 33.9% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 33.4% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 33.1% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 32.8% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 32.4% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 32.2% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 32.1% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 31.3% | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 31.1% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 30.4% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 30.5% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 31.6% | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.2% | 29.6% | 32.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.0% | 32.1% | 33.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.0% | 30.4% | 31.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 3 Colombia 70.1% compare
- 4 Pakistan 68.8% compare
- 5 Rwanda 68.3% compare
- 6 Switzerland 67.9% compare
- 7 Netherlands 64.1% compare
- 8 Republic of Moldova 63.9% compare
- 9 Zimbabwe 62.6% compare
More work & labour data for OECD members
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 50.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 43.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 47.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 66.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 60.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 73.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 68.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 53.3% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 78.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is part time employment, female in OECD members?
- Part time employment, female in OECD members was 31.6% 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 33.9% in 2013.
- What is the lowest part time employment, female recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.6% in 2000.
- How does OECD members rank for part time employment, female?
- OECD members ranks 6th out of 12 groups with data for 2024.
- Is part time employment, female rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. 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.