Part time employment, female in Sweden
Sweden: Part time employment, female was 29.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Part time employment, female in Sweden, 1995–2024
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total female employment.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 29.1% for part time employment, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, female in Sweden peaked at 43.4% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 29.1%, in 2024.
That places Sweden 55th out of 111 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Part time employment, female in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % of total female employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 43.4% | — |
| 1996 | 41.8% | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 41.4% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 40.7% | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 40.0% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 36.3% | -9.4% |
| 2001 | 32.7% | -9.8% |
| 2002 | 32.9% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 35.4% | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 36.4% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 39.6% | +8.8% |
| 2006 | 40.2% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 40.0% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 41.4% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 41.2% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 41.0% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 40.1% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 39.6% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 38.8% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 38.3% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 37.5% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 36.8% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 35.7% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 34.6% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 34.0% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 33.2% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 31.8% | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 31.0% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 30.1% | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 29.1% | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.5% | 40.0% | 43.4% | 5 |
| 2000s | 37.6% | 32.7% | 41.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.6% | 34.0% | 41.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.0% | 29.1% | 33.2% | 5 |
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More work & labour data for Sweden
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Frequently asked questions
- What is part time employment, female in Sweden?
- Part time employment, female in Sweden was 29.1% 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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 43.4% in 1995.
- What is the lowest part time employment, female recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.1% in 2024.
- How does Sweden rank for part time employment, female?
- Sweden ranks 55th out of 111 countries with data for 2024.
- Is part time employment, female rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden 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.