Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) in South Asia
South Asia: Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) was 46.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Part time employment, female in South Asia, 2005–2025
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total female employment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for part time employment, female in South Asia is 46.5%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 218.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, female in South Asia peaked at 46.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 14.6%, in 2012.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) in South Asia, year by year
| Year | % of total female employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 18.2% | — |
| 2010 | 15.5% | -14.9% |
| 2012 | 14.6% | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 28.9% | +98.0% |
| 2019 | 28.2% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 31.9% | +13.0% |
| 2021 | 36.5% | +14.3% |
| 2022 | 38.3% | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 43.9% | +14.5% |
| 2024 | 44.5% | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 46.5% | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.2% | 18.2% | 18.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 21.8% | 14.6% | 28.9% | 4 |
| 2020s | 40.3% | 31.9% | 46.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Asia
- 1 Trinidad and Tobago 100.0% compare
- 2 Belarus 89.7% compare
- 3 Netherlands 77.3% compare
- 4 Austria 64.5% compare
- 5 Germany 60.6% compare
More work & labour data for South Asia
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 33.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 19.6% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 42.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 45.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 77.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 55.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 35.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 81.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 33.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 59.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is part time employment, female in South Asia?
- Part time employment, female in South Asia was 46.5% 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 South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 46.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest part time employment, female recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.6% in 2012.
- How does South Asia rank for part time employment, female?
- South Asia ranks 2nd out of 16 groups with data for 2025.
- Is part time employment, female rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 218.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Asia 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.