Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age) by country
Countries reporting
82
Highest
1.0%
Puerto Rico
Lowest
0.0%
Slovakia
Median
0.1%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,165
What the numbers show
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age) is currently reported for 82 countries. The highest value is 1.0% in Puerto Rico; the lowest is 0.0% in Slovakia.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.1%, and the mean is 0.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 58.
Over the past decade 49 countries rose and 32 fell. The largest increase was in Belgium (up 159.5%), and the largest decrease in Mongolia (down 69.4%).
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Puerto Rico | 1.0% | 2005 | unchanged | flat |
| 2 | Georgia | 0.6% | 2013 | up 110.5% | rising |
| 3 | Uganda | 0.4% | 2016 | down 34.2% | flat |
| 4 | Rwanda | 0.3% | 2021 | down 41.5% | rising |
| 5 | Ghana | 0.3% | 2016 | up 30.6% | volatile |
| 6 | Honduras | 0.3% | 2017 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 7 | Peru | 0.3% | 2016 | down 6.5% | flat |
| 8 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.3% | 2020 | up 42.8% | rising |
| 9 | Indonesia | 0.3% | 2019 | up 16.1% | falling |
| 10 | Argentina | 0.2% | 2018 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 11 | Republic of Korea | 0.2% | 2017 | up 55.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Paraguay | 0.2% | 2017 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 13 | Philippines | 0.2% | 2019 | down 20.3% | flat |
| 14 | Panama | 0.2% | 2018 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 15 | Belgium | 0.2% | 2003 | up 159.5% | volatile |
| 16 | Uruguay | 0.2% | 2019 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 17 | Cambodia | 0.2% | 2012 | up 54.9% | falling |
| 18 | Ecuador | 0.2% | 2017 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 19 | Nepal | 0.2% | 2014 | down 52.9% | falling |
| 20 | Netherlands | 0.2% | 2016 | up 23.9% | falling |
| 21 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.2% | 2017 | up 7.2% | falling |
| 22 | Dominican Republic | 0.2% | 2013 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 23 | Palestine, State of | 0.2% | 2008 | up 91.9% | rising |
| 24 | Nicaragua | 0.2% | 2014 | up 53.3% | falling |
| 25 | Thailand | 0.2% | 2021 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 26 | Guatemala | 0.2% | 2011 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 27 | Ireland | 0.2% | 2016 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 28 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.2% | 2020 | down 33.1% | falling |
| 29 | Mexico | 0.2% | 2020 | down 10.8% | flat |
| 30 | El Salvador | 0.2% | 2017 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 31 | Costa Rica | 0.2% | 2016 | up 38.7% | rising |
| 32 | Nigeria | 0.2% | 2018 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 33 | Mauritius | 0.2% | 2012 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 34 | Belize | 0.2% | 1999 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 35 | United States of America | 0.2% | 2018 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 36 | Sri Lanka | 0.2% | 2015 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 37 | Brazil | 0.2% | 2020 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 38 | Jordan | 0.2% | 2016 | up 51.2% | rising |
| 39 | Tunisia | 0.2% | 2015 | up 16.1% | falling |
| 40 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.1% | 2016 | up 54.6% | falling |
| 41 | Cyprus | 0.1% | 2016 | up 80.5% | rising |
| 42 | Greece | 0.1% | 2016 | up 53.4% | falling |
| 43 | Republic of Moldova | 0.1% | 2021 | down 65.0% | falling |
| 44 | Namibia | 0.1% | 2015 | down 48.0% | falling |
| 45 | Albania | 0.1% | 2019 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 46 | Colombia | 0.1% | 2021 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 47 | Chile | 0.1% | 2017 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 48 | Italy | 0.1% | 2016 | up 36.6% | rising |
| 49 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.1% | 2006 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 50 | India | 0.1% | 2019 | up 14.3% | falling |
| 51 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.1% | 2014 | down 65.2% | falling |
| 51 | Kosovo | 0.1% | 2014 | down 65.2% | falling |
| 53 | Türkiye | 0.1% | 2019 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 54 | Denmark | 0.1% | 2016 | up 59.8% | volatile |
| 55 | South Africa | 0.1% | 2020 | up 44.2% | flat |
| 56 | Bangladesh | 0.1% | 2016 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 57 | Finland | 0.1% | 2016 | up 12.2% | volatile |
| 58 | Norway | 0.1% | 2016 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 59 | Sweden | 0.1% | 2016 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 60 | Egypt | 0.1% | 2019 | up 131.5% | volatile |
| 61 | France | 0.1% | 2016 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 62 | Spain | 0.1% | 2016 | up 73.2% | volatile |
| 63 | Iceland | 0.1% | 2015 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 64 | Lithuania | 0.1% | 2016 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 65 | Pakistan | 0.1% | 2020 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 66 | Germany | 0.1% | 2011 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 67 | Estonia | 0.1% | 2016 | up 60.8% | falling |
| 68 | Jamaica | 0.1% | 2002 | up 17.0% | flat |
| 69 | Austria | 0.1% | 2003 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 70 | Malta | 0.1% | 2016 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 71 | Romania | 0.1% | 2016 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 72 | Latvia | 0.1% | 2016 | up 23.3% | falling |
| 73 | Portugal | 0.0% | 2016 | up 39.1% | volatile |
| 74 | Mongolia | 0.0% | 2011 | down 69.4% | falling |
| 75 | Bulgaria | 0.0% | 2016 | down 37.9% | falling |
| 76 | Hungary | 0.0% | 2016 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 77 | Poland | 0.0% | 2016 | down 36.6% | volatile |
| 78 | Luxembourg | 0.0% | 2016 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 79 | Slovenia | 0.0% | 2016 | up 52.5% | volatile |
| 80 | Croatia | 0.0% | 2016 | up 69.7% | rising |
| 81 | Czechia | 0.0% | 2016 | down 25.9% | volatile |
| 82 | Slovakia | 0.0% | 2016 | down 10.6% | volatile |