Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) was 43.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Part time employment, female in Post-demographic dividend, 1995–2024
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 Post-demographic dividend stood at 43.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, female in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 48.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 39.7%, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) in Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of total female employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 43.3% | — |
| 1996 | 43.0% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 42.2% | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 43.4% | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 41.2% | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 39.7% | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 40.4% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 41.3% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 41.7% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 42.5% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 41.6% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 41.6% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 41.6% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 41.7% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 43.8% | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 43.1% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 43.2% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 43.0% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 43.2% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 43.1% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 43.2% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 43.1% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 43.3% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 45.3% | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 45.4% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 48.0% | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 45.5% | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 42.9% | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 42.5% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 43.0% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.6% | 41.2% | 43.4% | 5 |
| 2000s | 41.6% | 39.7% | 43.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.6% | 43.0% | 45.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.4% | 42.5% | 48.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
More work & labour data for Post-demographic dividend
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 48.0% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 82.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 55.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 75.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 71.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 66.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 47.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 48.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 60.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is part time employment, female in Post-demographic dividend?
- Part time employment, female in Post-demographic dividend was 43.0% 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 Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 48.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest part time employment, female recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.7% in 2000.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for part time employment, female?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 5th out of 16 groups with data for 2024.
- Is part time employment, female rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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.