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Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, male in Netherlands

Netherlands: Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, male was 0.2% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.2%
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
20th
of 82 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 1995
All-time low
0.2%
in 2005
Years of data
22
1988–2016

Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, male in Netherlands, 1988–2016

0.20.30.40.51988200220161988: 0.282 % of male employed population in working age1989: 0.287 % of male employed population in working age1994: 0.449 % of male employed population in working age1995: 0.452 % of male employed population in working age1999: 0.275 % of male employed population in working age2000: 0.345 % of male employed population in working age2001: 0.342 % of male employed population in working age2002: 0.377 % of male employed population in working age2003: 0.347 % of male employed population in working age2004: 0.377 % of male employed population in working age2005: 0.153 % of male employed population in working age2006: 0.159 % of male employed population in working age2007: 0.157 % of male employed population in working age2008: 0.165 % of male employed population in working age2009: 0.165 % of male employed population in working age2010: 0.17 % of male employed population in working age2011: 0.175 % of male employed population in working age2012: 0.176 % of male employed population in working age2013: 0.193 % of male employed population in working age2014: 0.194 % of male employed population in working age2015: 0.2 % of male employed population in working age2016: 0.197 % of male employed population in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, male in Netherlands is 0.2%, measured in 2016.

That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and up 23.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, male in Netherlands peaked at 0.5% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2005.

Netherlands ranks 20th of 82 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, male in Netherlands, year by year

Year % of male employed population in working age Change
1988 0.3% —
1989 0.3% +1.9%
1994 0.4% +56.3%
1995 0.5% +0.6%
1999 0.3% -39.1%
2000 0.3% +25.4%
2001 0.3% -0.9%
2002 0.4% +10.2%
2003 0.3% -7.8%
2004 0.4% +8.6%
2005 0.2% -59.5%
2006 0.2% +4.0%
2007 0.2% -1.1%
2008 0.2% +4.9%
2009 0.2% +0.1%
2010 0.2% +3.0%
2011 0.2% +2.9%
2012 0.2% +0.6%
2013 0.2% +10.1%
2014 0.2% +0.5%
2015 0.2% +2.8%
2016 0.2% -1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 2
1990s 0.4% 0.3% 0.5% 3
2000s 0.3% 0.2% 0.4% 10
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, male in Netherlands?
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, male in Netherlands was 0.2% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, male recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 1995.
What is the lowest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, male recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2005.
How does Netherlands rank for underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, male?
Netherlands ranks 20th out of 82 countries with data for 2016.
Is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Netherlands data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, male (% of male 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, male (% of male employed population in working age)
Unit
% of male 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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