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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |