Part time employment, female in Spain
Spain: Part time employment, female was 21.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Part time employment, female in Spain, 1987–2025
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 21.4%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, female in Spain peaked at 26.3% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 11.2%, in 1991.
That places Spain 70th out of 111 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Part time employment, female in Spain, year by year
| Year | % of total female employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 13.9% | — |
| 1988 | 13.0% | -6.1% |
| 1989 | 11.9% | -8.4% |
| 1990 | 12.1% | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 11.2% | -7.4% |
| 1992 | 13.6% | +21.3% |
| 1993 | 14.7% | +8.0% |
| 1994 | 15.1% | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 16.5% | +9.2% |
| 1996 | 17.0% | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 17.4% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 17.1% | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 17.6% | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 17.1% | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 17.3% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 16.8% | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 17.2% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 18.0% | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 23.5% | +30.7% |
| 2006 | 23.6% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 22.7% | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 22.4% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 24.0% | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 23.4% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 24.2% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 24.6% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 26.3% | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 26.0% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 25.7% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 24.7% | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 24.3% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 24.8% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 24.2% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 23.1% | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 23.3% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 22.7% | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 21.8% | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 21.2% | -2.4% |
| 2025 | 21.4% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.9% | 11.9% | 13.9% | 3 |
| 1990s | 15.2% | 11.2% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.3% | 16.8% | 24.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.8% | 23.4% | 26.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.3% | 21.2% | 23.3% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is part time employment, female in Spain?
- Part time employment, female in Spain was 21.4% 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 26.3% in 2013.
- What is the lowest part time employment, female recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.2% in 1991.
- How does Spain rank for part time employment, female?
- Spain ranks 70th out of 111 countries with data for 2025.
- Is part time employment, female rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. 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.