Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24) by country
Countries reporting
81
Highest
1.0%
Puerto Rico
Lowest
0.0%
Croatia
Median
0.3%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,158
What the numbers show
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24) is currently reported for 81 countries. The highest value is 1.0% in Puerto Rico; the lowest is 0.0% in Croatia.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.3%, and the mean is 0.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 57.
Over the past decade 54 countries rose and 26 fell. The largest increase was in Denmark (up 176.7%), and the largest decrease in Mongolia (down 65.1%).
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-24: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Puerto Rico | 1.0% | 2005 | unchanged | flat |
| 2 | Georgia | 0.7% | 2013 | up 51.8% | rising |
| 3 | Uganda | 0.6% | 2016 | down 21.7% | rising |
| 4 | Peru | 0.5% | 2016 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 5 | Netherlands | 0.5% | 2016 | up 21.0% | falling |
| 6 | Ghana | 0.5% | 2016 | up 31.6% | falling |
| 7 | Nepal | 0.5% | 2014 | down 20.6% | rising |
| 8 | Ireland | 0.5% | 2016 | up 55.8% | volatile |
| 9 | Uruguay | 0.5% | 2019 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 10 | Argentina | 0.5% | 2018 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 11 | Korea | 0.5% | 2017 | up 140.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.5% | 2020 | up 84.7% | rising |
| 13 | Ecuador | 0.4% | 2017 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 14 | United States | 0.4% | 2018 | down 14.8% | rising |
| 15 | Finland | 0.4% | 2016 | up 14.7% | falling |
| 16 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.4% | 2017 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 17 | Panama | 0.4% | 2018 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 18 | Rwanda | 0.4% | 2021 | down 41.5% | rising |
| 19 | Denmark | 0.4% | 2016 | up 176.7% | falling |
| 20 | Honduras | 0.4% | 2017 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 21 | Iceland | 0.4% | 2015 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 22 | United Kingdom | 0.4% | 2016 | up 6.8% | falling |
| 23 | Spain | 0.3% | 2016 | up 89.8% | rising |
| 24 | Indonesia | 0.3% | 2019 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 25 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.3% | 2020 | up 6.9% | falling |
| 26 | Greece | 0.3% | 2016 | up 43.8% | rising |
| 27 | Cyprus | 0.3% | 2016 | up 118.1% | rising |
| 28 | Belgium | 0.3% | 2003 | up 51.7% | rising |
| 29 | Italy | 0.3% | 2016 | up 83.5% | rising |
| 30 | Paraguay | 0.3% | 2017 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 31 | Guatemala | 0.3% | 2011 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 32 | Costa Rica | 0.3% | 2016 | up 46.8% | rising |
| 33 | Nicaragua | 0.3% | 2014 | up 36.0% | flat |
| 34 | Brazil | 0.3% | 2020 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 35 | Philippines | 0.3% | 2019 | down 15.5% | flat |
| 36 | Norway | 0.3% | 2016 | up 33.0% | rising |
| 37 | Mexico | 0.3% | 2020 | down 5.5% | flat |
| 38 | El Salvador | 0.3% | 2017 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 39 | Sweden | 0.3% | 2016 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 40 | Palestine, State of | 0.3% | 2008 | up 141.6% | rising |
| 41 | Chile | 0.3% | 2017 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 42 | Colombia | 0.3% | 2021 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 43 | Dominican Republic | 0.3% | 2013 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 44 | Cambodia | 0.3% | 2012 | up 22.7% | falling |
| 45 | Republic of Moldova | 0.2% | 2021 | down 46.8% | falling |
| 46 | Romania | 0.2% | 2016 | up 77.9% | rising |
| 47 | Albania | 0.2% | 2019 | down 37.0% | falling |
| 48 | Nigeria | 0.2% | 2018 | down 30.4% | rising |
| 49 | Estonia | 0.2% | 2016 | up 108.5% | rising |
| 50 | France | 0.2% | 2016 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 51 | Thailand | 0.2% | 2021 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 52 | Belize | 0.2% | 1999 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 53 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.2% | 2006 | up 55.1% | rising |
| 54 | Malta | 0.2% | 2016 | up 55.9% | rising |
| 55 | Türkiye | 0.2% | 2019 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 56 | Pakistan | 0.2% | 2020 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 57 | Bangladesh | 0.2% | 2016 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 58 | Lithuania | 0.2% | 2016 | up 56.9% | rising |
| 59 | India | 0.2% | 2019 | up 8.7% | falling |
| 60 | Kosovo | 0.2% | 2014 | down 58.2% | falling |
| 61 | Sri Lanka | 0.2% | 2015 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 62 | Luxembourg | 0.2% | 2016 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 63 | Namibia | 0.1% | 2015 | down 42.0% | falling |
| 64 | Mauritius | 0.1% | 2012 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 65 | Tunisia | 0.1% | 2015 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 66 | Jordan | 0.1% | 2016 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 67 | Poland | 0.1% | 2016 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 68 | South Africa | 0.1% | 2020 | up 18.0% | falling |
| 69 | Portugal | 0.1% | 2016 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 70 | Egypt | 0.1% | 2019 | up 54.6% | volatile |
| 71 | Latvia | 0.1% | 2016 | up 25.8% | falling |
| 72 | Mongolia | 0.1% | 2011 | down 65.1% | falling |
| 73 | Austria | 0.1% | 2003 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 74 | Jamaica | 0.1% | 2002 | up 24.1% | falling |
| 75 | Germany | 0.1% | 2011 | down 52.4% | falling |
| 76 | Bulgaria | 0.1% | 2016 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 77 | Hungary | 0.1% | 2016 | down 29.3% | flat |
| 78 | Czechia | 0.1% | 2016 | up 23.9% | volatile |
| 79 | Slovenia | 0.0% | 2016 | up 60.6% | volatile |
| 80 | Slovak Republic | 0.0% | 2016 | down 48.2% | volatile |
| 81 | Croatia | 0.0% | 2016 | down 44.6% | falling |