Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age) by country
Countries reporting
82
Highest
1.0%
Puerto Rico
Lowest
0.1%
Slovakia
Median
0.3%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,165
What the numbers show
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age) is currently reported for 82 countries. The highest value is 1.0% in Puerto Rico; the lowest is 0.1% in Slovakia.
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 20.
Over the past decade 40 countries rose and 41 fell. The largest increase was in Tanzania, United Republic of (up 162.4%), and the largest decrease in Republic of Moldova (down 68.8%).
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, female: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Puerto Rico | 1.0% | 2005 | unchanged | flat |
| 2 | Georgia | 0.7% | 2013 | up 42.5% | rising |
| 3 | Netherlands | 0.7% | 2016 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 4 | Uganda | 0.6% | 2016 | down 25.4% | rising |
| 5 | Belgium | 0.5% | 2003 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 6 | Argentina | 0.5% | 2018 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 7 | Ireland | 0.5% | 2016 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 8 | Peru | 0.5% | 2016 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 9 | Bangladesh | 0.5% | 2016 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 10 | Rwanda | 0.5% | 2021 | down 39.3% | rising |
| 11 | Germany | 0.4% | 2011 | up 5.1% | flat |
| 12 | Uruguay | 0.4% | 2019 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 13 | Honduras | 0.4% | 2017 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 14 | Guatemala | 0.4% | 2011 | up 5.4% | flat |
| 15 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.4% | 2016 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 16 | Pakistan | 0.4% | 2020 | up 6.8% | flat |
| 17 | Indonesia | 0.4% | 2019 | up 6.1% | falling |
| 18 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.4% | 2020 | up 162.4% | rising |
| 19 | Ghana | 0.4% | 2016 | up 9.4% | falling |
| 20 | Paraguay | 0.4% | 2017 | up 44.6% | rising |
| 21 | Ecuador | 0.4% | 2017 | up 8.2% | falling |
| 22 | Palestine, State of | 0.4% | 2008 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 23 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.4% | 2017 | up 10.3% | falling |
| 24 | Republic of Korea | 0.4% | 2017 | up 74.9% | volatile |
| 25 | Italy | 0.4% | 2016 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 26 | Costa Rica | 0.4% | 2016 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 27 | Nicaragua | 0.4% | 2014 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 28 | Austria | 0.4% | 2003 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 29 | Nepal | 0.4% | 2014 | down 46.8% | falling |
| 30 | Mexico | 0.3% | 2020 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 31 | Luxembourg | 0.3% | 2016 | down 17.8% | rising |
| 32 | Denmark | 0.3% | 2016 | up 9.3% | falling |
| 33 | Panama | 0.3% | 2018 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 34 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.3% | 2020 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 35 | Dominican Republic | 0.3% | 2013 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 36 | Brazil | 0.3% | 2020 | down 15.9% | flat |
| 37 | Belize | 0.3% | 1999 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 38 | India | 0.3% | 2019 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 39 | Mauritius | 0.3% | 2012 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 40 | Sri Lanka | 0.3% | 2015 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 41 | Colombia | 0.3% | 2021 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 42 | United States of America | 0.3% | 2018 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 43 | France | 0.3% | 2016 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 44 | Cambodia | 0.3% | 2012 | up 66.7% | falling |
| 45 | Sweden | 0.3% | 2016 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 46 | Spain | 0.3% | 2016 | up 12.5% | falling |
| 47 | El Salvador | 0.3% | 2017 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 48 | Malta | 0.3% | 2016 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 49 | Philippines | 0.3% | 2019 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 50 | Norway | 0.3% | 2016 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 51 | Iceland | 0.3% | 2015 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 52 | Greece | 0.3% | 2016 | down 6.1% | flat |
| 53 | Tunisia | 0.3% | 2015 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 54 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.3% | 2006 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 55 | Chile | 0.2% | 2017 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 56 | Türkiye | 0.2% | 2019 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 57 | Cyprus | 0.2% | 2016 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 58 | Kosovo | 0.2% | 2014 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 58 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.2% | 2014 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 60 | Jordan | 0.2% | 2016 | up 19.0% | falling |
| 61 | Finland | 0.2% | 2016 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 62 | Thailand | 0.2% | 2021 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 63 | Albania | 0.2% | 2019 | down 41.8% | falling |
| 64 | Nigeria | 0.2% | 2018 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 65 | Namibia | 0.2% | 2015 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 66 | South Africa | 0.2% | 2020 | up 11.8% | falling |
| 67 | Estonia | 0.1% | 2016 | up 42.2% | falling |
| 68 | Republic of Moldova | 0.1% | 2021 | down 68.8% | falling |
| 69 | Lithuania | 0.1% | 2016 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 70 | Poland | 0.1% | 2016 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 71 | Jamaica | 0.1% | 2002 | up 28.8% | flat |
| 72 | Latvia | 0.1% | 2016 | up 6.9% | falling |
| 73 | Egypt | 0.1% | 2019 | down 61.2% | volatile |
| 74 | Portugal | 0.1% | 2016 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 75 | Czechia | 0.1% | 2016 | up 5.6% | falling |
| 76 | Hungary | 0.1% | 2016 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 77 | Mongolia | 0.1% | 2011 | down 58.9% | falling |
| 78 | Slovenia | 0.1% | 2016 | up 85.9% | volatile |
| 79 | Romania | 0.1% | 2016 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 80 | Bulgaria | 0.1% | 2016 | down 41.9% | falling |
| 81 | Croatia | 0.1% | 2016 | up 45.6% | rising |
| 82 | Slovakia | 0.1% | 2016 | down 36.5% | volatile |