Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) - Country Ranking
Definition: Part time employment refers to regular employment in which working time is substantially less than normal. Definitions of part time employment differ by country.
Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.
See also: Thematic map, Time series comparison
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| Rank | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 76.40 | 2020 |
| 2 | Senegal | 75.32 | 2019 |
| 3 | Afghanistan | 70.12 | 2020 |
| 4 | Ethiopia | 66.47 | 2013 |
| 5 | Austria | 65.53 | 2020 |
| 6 | Rwanda | 63.75 | 2020 |
| 7 | Switzerland | 63.60 | 2020 |
| 8 | Argentina | 60.24 | 2020 |
| 9 | Germany | 59.83 | 2020 |
| 10 | Malawi | 59.66 | 2013 |
| 11 | Timor-Leste | 58.60 | 2016 |
| 12 | Australia | 58.59 | 2020 |
| 13 | Norway | 58.23 | 2020 |
| 14 | Mozambique | 58.14 | 2015 |
| 15 | Sweden | 56.98 | 2020 |
| 16 | United Kingdom | 56.23 | 2019 |
| 17 | Iran | 55.69 | 2018 |
| 18 | Peru | 55.19 | 2020 |
| 19 | Belgium | 55.10 | 2020 |
| 20 | Italy | 54.82 | 2020 |
| 21 | Ecuador | 54.80 | 2020 |
| 22 | Denmark | 54.00 | 2020 |
| 23 | Ireland | 53.57 | 2020 |
| 24 | Japan | 52.90 | 2020 |
| 25 | France | 51.96 | 2020 |
| 26 | New Zealand | 51.43 | 2019 |
| 27 | Nicaragua | 51.38 | 2012 |
| 28 | Iceland | 51.33 | 2020 |
| 29 | Finland | 49.52 | 2020 |
| 30 | Pakistan | 48.62 | 2019 |
| 31 | Zimbabwe | 48.36 | 2019 |
| 32 | Dominican Republic | 47.72 | 2020 |
| 33 | Canada | 47.68 | 2021 |
| 34 | Malta | 47.19 | 2020 |
| 35 | Morocco | 47.14 | 2012 |
| 36 | Uganda | 46.92 | 2017 |
| 37 | Israel | 46.19 | 2020 |
| 38 | Dem. Rep. Congo | 46.16 | 2012 |
| 39 | Luxembourg | 45.59 | 2020 |
| 40 | Spain | 45.54 | 2020 |
| 41 | Tanzania | 45.36 | 2014 |
| 42 | Niger | 45.26 | 2017 |
| 43 | Indonesia | 45.17 | 2020 |
| 44 | Suriname | 44.83 | 2016 |
| 45 | Nepal | 43.20 | 2017 |
| 46 | Costa Rica | 43.18 | 2020 |
| 47 | Cameroon | 43.00 | 2010 |
| 48 | Honduras | 42.76 | 2019 |
| 49 | Guatemala | 42.62 | 2015 |
| 50 | Chile | 42.48 | 2020 |
| 51 | Mauritius | 42.03 | 2019 |
| 52 | Turkey | 41.24 | 2020 |
| 53 | Brazil | 41.19 | 2020 |
| 54 | Greece | 40.82 | 2020 |
| 55 | Zambia | 40.71 | 2019 |
| 56 | Bangladesh | 40.69 | 2017 |
| 57 | Tuvalu | 40.64 | 2016 |
| 58 | Bolivia | 40.60 | 2009 |
| 59 | Czech Republic | 40.50 | 2020 |
| 60 | Cyprus | 40.02 | 2020 |
| 61 | Madagascar | 39.74 | 2015 |
| 62 | Portugal | 38.87 | 2020 |
| 63 | Philippines | 38.65 | 2020 |
| 64 | Panama | 37.97 | 2021 |
| 65 | Estonia | 37.58 | 2020 |
| 66 | Tajikistan | 37.50 | 2009 |
| 67 | Slovenia | 37.23 | 2020 |
| 68 | Nigeria | 36.83 | 2019 |
| 69 | Mexico | 36.62 | 2019 |
| 70 | Algeria | 36.23 | 2017 |
| 71 | Poland | 35.86 | 2020 |
| 72 | Paraguay | 35.71 | 2015 |
| 73 | Kyrgyz Republic | 35.00 | 2020 |
| 74 | Slovak Republic | 34.21 | 2020 |
| 75 | Armenia | 33.95 | 2020 |
| 76 | Sri Lanka | 33.82 | 2019 |
| 77 | Korea | 33.55 | 2020 |
| 78 | Lithuania | 33.40 | 2020 |
| 79 | Colombia | 33.32 | 2017 |
| 80 | Ghana | 33.31 | 2017 |
| 81 | Croatia | 33.01 | 2020 |
| 82 | Belize | 32.51 | 2019 |
| 83 | Tonga | 32.42 | 2018 |
| 84 | Benin | 31.69 | 2011 |
| 85 | Kenya | 31.50 | 2019 |
| 86 | United States | 31.28 | 2021 |
| 87 | Côte d'Ivoire | 31.07 | 2017 |
| 88 | Namibia | 30.91 | 2018 |
| 89 | Saudi Arabia | 30.70 | 2020 |
| 90 | Moldova | 29.97 | 2018 |
| 91 | The Gambia | 29.26 | 2018 |
| 92 | Puerto Rico | 28.94 | 2015 |
| 93 | Haiti | 28.69 | 2012 |
| 94 | Latvia | 28.64 | 2020 |
| 95 | Hungary | 28.58 | 2020 |
| 96 | Sierra Leone | 28.42 | 2018 |
| 97 | Cabo Verde | 28.23 | 2018 |
| 98 | Lao PDR | 28.16 | 2017 |
| 99 | North Macedonia | 27.77 | 2020 |
| 100 | Comoros | 26.50 | 2014 |
| 101 | Georgia | 26.16 | 2020 |
| 102 | Iraq | 26.15 | 2017 |
| 103 | Burundi | 25.92 | 2014 |
| 104 | South Africa | 25.83 | 2020 |
| 105 | Mali | 25.80 | 2018 |
| 106 | Serbia | 25.24 | 2020 |
| 107 | El Salvador | 24.82 | 2020 |
| 108 | Cambodia | 24.76 | 2019 |
| 109 | Lebanon | 24.62 | 2019 |
| 110 | Albania | 24.42 | 2019 |
| 111 | Azerbaijan | 24.40 | 2020 |
| 112 | Vanuatu | 23.81 | 2019 |
| 113 | Belarus | 23.77 | 2018 |
| 114 | Vietnam | 23.13 | 2020 |
| 115 | Thailand | 22.36 | 2020 |
| 116 | Solomon Islands | 21.69 | 2013 |
| 117 | Eswatini | 21.64 | 2016 |
| 118 | Venezuela | 20.96 | 2012 |
| 119 | Liberia | 20.88 | 2017 |
| 120 | Romania | 19.83 | 2020 |
| 121 | Ukraine | 19.59 | 2017 |
| 122 | Botswana | 19.06 | 2010 |
| 123 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 18.95 | 2016 |
| 124 | Tunisia | 18.57 | 2010 |
| 125 | Brunei | 18.45 | 2020 |
| 126 | Congo | 17.88 | 2009 |
| 127 | Jordan | 17.60 | 2020 |
| 128 | Bulgaria | 16.26 | 2020 |
| 129 | Myanmar | 15.66 | 2019 |
| 130 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 15.26 | 2020 |
| 131 | Nauru | 15.04 | 2013 |
| 132 | Singapore | 14.11 | 2020 |
| 133 | Kiribati | 13.81 | 2019 |
| 134 | Jamaica | 12.98 | 2017 |
| 135 | Samoa | 12.62 | 2017 |
| 136 | Lesotho | 11.91 | 2019 |
| 137 | Kazakhstan | 11.90 | 2020 |
| 138 | Russia | 11.74 | 2016 |
| 139 | Barbados | 11.69 | 2019 |
| 140 | Mongolia | 11.65 | 2020 |
| 141 | Egypt | 11.14 | 2020 |
| 142 | Malaysia | 11.03 | 2019 |
| 143 | Seychelles | 10.73 | 2020 |
| 144 | Bhutan | 10.56 | 2015 |
| 145 | Montenegro | 8.51 | 2020 |
| 146 | St. Lucia | 7.43 | 2019 |
| 147 | Trinidad and Tobago | 7.00 | 2016 |
| 148 | Cayman Islands | 6.01 | 2015 |
| 149 | Macao SAR, China | 5.25 | 2016 |
| 150 | Somalia | 4.00 | 2019 |
| 151 | United Arab Emirates | 3.94 | 2019 |
| 152 | Qatar | 3.38 | 2020 |
| 153 | Cuba | 3.20 | 2010 |
| 154 | Yemen | 2.14 | 2010 |
| 155 | Palau | 0.00 | 2014 |
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Aggregation method: Weighted average
Periodicity: Annual
General Comments: Relevance to gender indicator: More and more women are working part-time and one of the concern is that part time work does not provide the stability that full time work does.
