Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, female in Italy

Italy: Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, female was 0.4% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.4%
Change on year
down 5.3%
World rank
25th
of 82 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2002
All-time low
0.3%
in 1990
Years of data
29
1987–2016

Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, female in Italy, 1987–2016

00.20.40.61987200120161987: 0.255 % of female employed population in working age1989: 0.259 % of female employed population in working age1990: 0.254 % of female employed population in working age1991: 0.257 % of female employed population in working age1992: 0.272 % of female employed population in working age1993: 0.281 % of female employed population in working age1994: 0.283 % of female employed population in working age1995: 0.286 % of female employed population in working age1996: 0.31 % of female employed population in working age1997: 0.296 % of female employed population in working age1998: 0.295 % of female employed population in working age1999: 0.303 % of female employed population in working age2000: 0.303 % of female employed population in working age2001: 0.309 % of female employed population in working age2002: 0.547 % of female employed population in working age2003: 0.313 % of female employed population in working age2004: 0.331 % of female employed population in working age2005: 0.332 % of female employed population in working age2006: 0.341 % of female employed population in working age2007: 0.347 % of female employed population in working age2008: 0.367 % of female employed population in working age2009: 0.369 % of female employed population in working age2010: 0.361 % of female employed population in working age2011: 0.386 % of female employed population in working age2012: 0.369 % of female employed population in working age2013: 0.376 % of female employed population in working age2014: 0.372 % of female employed population in working age2015: 0.391 % of female employed population in working age2016: 0.37 % of female employed population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of female employed population in working age.

Analysis

Italy recorded 0.4% for underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, female in 2016.

The figure is down 5.3% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, female in Italy peaked at 0.5% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1990.

That places Italy 25th out of 82 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.

Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, female in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age) in Italy, 1987 to 2016.
Year % of female employed population in working age Change
1987 0.3%
1989 0.3% +1.4%
1990 0.3% -2.1%
1991 0.3% +1.2%
1992 0.3% +6.0%
1993 0.3% +3.4%
1994 0.3% +0.5%
1995 0.3% +1.1%
1996 0.3% +8.5%
1997 0.3% -4.5%
1998 0.3% -0.3%
1999 0.3% +2.9%
2000 0.3% -0.0%
2001 0.3% +1.8%
2002 0.5% +77.0%
2003 0.3% -42.7%
2004 0.3% +5.8%
2005 0.3% +0.4%
2006 0.3% +2.7%
2007 0.3% +1.8%
2008 0.4% +5.6%
2009 0.4% +0.5%
2010 0.4% -2.1%
2011 0.4% +7.0%
2012 0.4% -4.4%
2013 0.4% +1.7%
2014 0.4% -1.0%
2015 0.4% +5.1%
2016 0.4% -5.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 2
1990s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 10
2000s 0.4% 0.3% 0.5% 10
2010s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 7

Countries ranked near Italy

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  4. 26 Costa Rica 0.4% compare
  5. 27 Nicaragua 0.4% compare
  6. 28 Austria 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, female in Italy?
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, female in Italy was 0.4% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, female recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2002.
What is the lowest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, female recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1990.
How does Italy rank for underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, female?
Italy ranks 25th out of 82 countries with data for 2016.
Is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Italy data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age)
Unit
% of female employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
82 places, 1,165 data points, 1970–2021
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