Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) in Spain
Spain: Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) was 44.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Part time employment, female in Spain, 1986–2025
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 Spain is 44.3%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, female in Spain peaked at 46.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 29.2%, in 1986.
That places Spain 33rd out of 115 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) in Spain, year by year
| Year | % of total female employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 29.2% | — |
| 1987 | 31.9% | +9.2% |
| 1988 | 34.8% | +9.2% |
| 1989 | 35.4% | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 35.4% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 37.3% | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 37.0% | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 33.0% | -10.7% |
| 1994 | 34.7% | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 38.6% | +11.4% |
| 1996 | 40.3% | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 38.7% | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 38.2% | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 31.3% | -18.0% |
| 2000 | 36.7% | +17.3% |
| 2001 | 38.0% | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 35.7% | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 39.0% | +9.4% |
| 2004 | 36.7% | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 40.8% | +11.0% |
| 2006 | 39.4% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 40.9% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 40.6% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 42.4% | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 41.4% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 41.2% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 41.3% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 42.2% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 41.2% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 40.8% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 39.8% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 41.0% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 39.8% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 41.1% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 46.1% | +12.1% |
| 2021 | 46.2% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 45.3% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 44.6% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 44.0% | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 44.3% | +0.5% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 44.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 36.6%, 1.2× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Spain's 44.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 35.8%, 1.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 32.8% | 29.2% | 35.4% | 4 |
| 1990s | 36.5% | 31.3% | 40.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.0% | 35.7% | 42.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.0% | 39.8% | 42.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.1% | 44.0% | 46.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More work & labour data for Spain
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.527 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.5576 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.4982 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.05 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.1207 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 39,073 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 5,322 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 17,076 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 16,051 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 33,128 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is part time employment, female in Spain?
- Part time employment, female in Spain was 44.3% 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 46.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest part time employment, female recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.2% in 1986.
- How does Spain rank for part time employment, female?
- Spain ranks 33rd out of 115 countries with data for 2025.
- Is part time employment, female rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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.