Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age) by country

Countries reporting
76
Highest
0.8%
Georgia
Lowest
0.0%
Slovakia
Median
0.2%
Years covered
42
1980–2021
Data points
1,013

What the numbers show

Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age) is currently reported for 76 countries. The highest value is 0.8% in Georgia; the lowest is 0.0% in Slovakia.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.2%, and the mean is 0.3%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 25.

Over the past decade 48 countries rose and 28 fell. The largest increase was in Kyrgyzstan (up 213.9%), and the largest decrease in Kosovo (down 60.9%).

Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Georgia 0.8% 2013 up 56.1% rising
2 Peru 0.6% 2016 up 10.7% rising
3 Uganda 0.6% 2016 down 24.9% rising
4 Netherlands 0.5% 2004 up 2.8% flat
5 Panama 0.5% 2018 up 18.0% rising
6 Honduras 0.5% 2017 up 29.1% rising
7 Rwanda 0.5% 2021 down 38.3% rising
8 Ghana 0.5% 2016 up 19.8% falling
9 Indonesia 0.5% 2019 up 18.4% falling
10 Paraguay 0.4% 2017 up 34.9% rising
11 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.4% 2020 up 42.0% rising
12 Ecuador 0.4% 2017 up 2.6% falling
13 Belgium 0.4% 2003 up 61.3% rising
14 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.3% 2017 up 10.8% flat
15 Ireland 0.3% 2016 up 17.1% rising
16 Brazil 0.3% 2020 down 12.8% rising
17 Nicaragua 0.3% 2014 up 69.4% rising
18 Philippines 0.3% 2019 down 20.8% falling
19 Guatemala 0.3% 2011 up 17.6% rising
20 Costa Rica 0.3% 2016 up 53.4% rising
21 Kyrgyzstan 0.3% 2020 up 213.9% falling
22 Nepal 0.3% 2014 down 49.0% falling
23 Türkiye 0.3% 2013 up 28.2% rising
24 Mexico 0.3% 2020 down 10.6% flat
25 Uruguay 0.3% 2019 up 20.9% rising
26 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.3% 2016 up 5.3% falling
27 Republic of Korea 0.3% 2017 up 83.0% volatile
28 Cambodia 0.3% 2012 up 77.4% falling
29 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.3% 2002 up 127.5% rising
30 Colombia 0.3% 2021 up 9.2% rising
31 Dominican Republic 0.3% 2013 up 7.5% rising
32 El Salvador 0.3% 2017 down 1.6% rising
33 Palestine, State of 0.3% 2008 up 61.1% rising
34 Nigeria 0.3% 2018 up 8.3% flat
35 Thailand 0.3% 2021 up 35.2% rising
36 Germany 0.2% 2011 up 14.8% rising
37 Denmark 0.2% 2016 up 35.8% falling
38 United States of America 0.2% 2018 up 4.6% rising
39 Belize 0.2% 1999 up 46.4% rising
40 Bangladesh 0.2% 2016 down 19.8% falling
41 Italy 0.2% 2016 up 24.0% rising
42 Sri Lanka 0.2% 2015 down 22.6% falling
43 Namibia 0.2% 2015 down 18.7% flat
44 Sweden 0.2% 2016 down 0.7% flat
45 Tunisia 0.2% 2015 down 20.1% falling
46 Austria 0.2% 2003 up 19.6% rising
47 Cyprus 0.2% 2016 up 69.9% rising
48 Iceland 0.2% 2015 down 19.8% falling
49 Greece 0.2% 2016 up 4.8% rising
50 Luxembourg 0.2% 2016 down 8.1% rising
51 Pakistan 0.2% 2020 up 6.0% rising
52 France 0.2% 2016 down 12.6% falling
53 India 0.2% 2019 up 4.2% falling
54 Jordan 0.2% 2016 up 93.2% rising
55 South Africa 0.2% 2020 up 16.9% falling
56 Spain 0.2% 2016 up 51.8% falling
57 Kosovo 0.2% 2014 down 60.9% falling
57 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.2% 2014 down 60.9% falling
59 Republic of Moldova 0.2% 2021 down 28.0% falling
60 Chile 0.2% 2017 up 16.0% rising
61 Norway 0.1% 2016 down 43.2% falling
62 Finland 0.1% 2016 up 2.1% falling
63 Mongolia 0.1% 2011 down 53.2% falling
64 Romania 0.1% 2016 down 8.3% rising
65 Lithuania 0.1% 2016 down 5.6% falling
66 Egypt 0.1% 2019 down 16.2% volatile
67 Estonia 0.1% 2016 up 50.9% falling
68 Jamaica 0.1% 2002 up 24.6% rising
69 Poland 0.1% 2016 down 28.6% volatile
70 Bulgaria 0.1% 2016 up 7.3% rising
71 Portugal 0.1% 2016 up 3.0% flat
72 Latvia 0.1% 2016 down 20.1% falling
73 Hungary 0.1% 2016 down 7.8% falling
74 Czechia 0.0% 2016 down 7.3% volatile
75 Croatia 0.0% 2016 up 16.2% rising
76 Slovakia 0.0% 2016 down 33.2% falling

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Indicator
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age)
Unit
% of rural employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
76 places, 1,013 data points, 1980–2021
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