Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) by country
Countries reporting
83
Highest
1.0%
Puerto Rico
Lowest
0.0%
Slovak Republic
Median
0.2%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,246
What the numbers show
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) is currently reported for 83 countries. The highest value is 1.0% in Puerto Rico; the lowest is 0.0% in Slovak Republic.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.2%, and the mean is 0.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 31.
Over the past decade 48 countries rose and 34 fell. The largest increase was in United Republic of Tanzania (up 83.2%), and the largest decrease in Republic of Moldova (down 67.5%).
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Puerto Rico | 1.0% | 2005 | unchanged | flat |
| 2 | Georgia | 0.7% | 2013 | up 67.6% | rising |
| 3 | Uganda | 0.5% | 2016 | down 29.4% | rising |
| 4 | Netherlands | 0.4% | 2016 | up 7.9% | falling |
| 5 | Rwanda | 0.4% | 2021 | down 41.7% | rising |
| 6 | Peru | 0.4% | 2016 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 7 | Ghana | 0.4% | 2016 | up 17.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Argentina | 0.4% | 2018 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 9 | Honduras | 0.4% | 2017 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 10 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0.4% | 2020 | up 83.2% | rising |
| 11 | Australia | 0.3% | 2015 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 12 | Indonesia | 0.3% | 2019 | up 11.4% | falling |
| 13 | Uruguay | 0.3% | 2019 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 14 | Ireland | 0.3% | 2016 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 15 | Paraguay | 0.3% | 2017 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 16 | Republic of Korea | 0.3% | 2017 | up 66.2% | volatile |
| 17 | Armenia | 0.3% | 2020 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 18 | Ecuador | 0.3% | 2017 | up 6.6% | falling |
| 19 | Nepal | 0.3% | 2014 | down 48.3% | falling |
| 20 | United Kingdom | 0.3% | 2016 | up 6.2% | falling |
| 21 | Guatemala | 0.3% | 2011 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 22 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 0.3% | 2017 | up 7.9% | falling |
| 23 | Panama | 0.3% | 2018 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 24 | Belgium | 0.3% | 2016 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 25 | Nicaragua | 0.3% | 2014 | up 40.9% | flat |
| 26 | Philippines | 0.3% | 2019 | down 18.6% | flat |
| 27 | Cambodia | 0.3% | 2012 | up 59.7% | falling |
| 28 | Germany | 0.2% | 2011 | up 8.5% | flat |
| 29 | Costa Rica | 0.2% | 2016 | up 35.1% | rising |
| 30 | Mexico | 0.2% | 2020 | down 6.6% | flat |
| 31 | Dominican Republic | 0.2% | 2013 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 32 | Austria | 0.2% | 2016 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 33 | State of Palestine | 0.2% | 2008 | up 77.7% | rising |
| 34 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.2% | 2020 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 35 | Italy | 0.2% | 2016 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 36 | United States | 0.2% | 2018 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 37 | Brazil | 0.2% | 2020 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 38 | El Salvador | 0.2% | 2017 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 39 | Denmark | 0.2% | 2016 | up 22.5% | falling |
| 40 | Mauritius | 0.2% | 2012 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 41 | Belize | 0.2% | 1999 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 42 | Sri Lanka | 0.2% | 2015 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 43 | Thailand | 0.2% | 2021 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 44 | Greece | 0.2% | 2016 | up 15.1% | flat |
| 45 | Bangladesh | 0.2% | 2016 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 46 | Tunisia | 0.2% | 2015 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 47 | Colombia | 0.2% | 2021 | down 10.1% | flat |
| 48 | France | 0.2% | 2016 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 49 | Sweden | 0.2% | 2016 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 50 | Cyprus | 0.2% | 2016 | up 42.6% | rising |
| 51 | Norway | 0.2% | 2016 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 52 | Nigeria | 0.2% | 2018 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 53 | Chile | 0.2% | 2017 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 54 | Luxembourg | 0.2% | 2016 | down 13.0% | rising |
| 55 | Spain | 0.2% | 2016 | up 34.6% | falling |
| 56 | Iceland | 0.2% | 2015 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 57 | Jordan | 0.2% | 2016 | up 45.4% | flat |
| 58 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 0.2% | 2006 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 59 | India | 0.2% | 2019 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 60 | Albania | 0.1% | 2019 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 61 | Pakistan | 0.1% | 2020 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 62 | Finland | 0.1% | 2016 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 63 | Namibia | 0.1% | 2015 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 64 | Türkiye | 0.1% | 2019 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 65 | Malta | 0.1% | 2016 | down 5.5% | flat |
| 66 | Republic of Moldova | 0.1% | 2021 | down 67.5% | falling |
| 67 | South Africa | 0.1% | 2020 | up 24.1% | falling |
| 68 | Kosovo | 0.1% | 2014 | down 55.1% | falling |
| 69 | Lithuania | 0.1% | 2016 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 70 | Estonia | 0.1% | 2016 | up 46.0% | falling |
| 71 | Egypt | 0.1% | 2019 | down 2.3% | volatile |
| 72 | Jamaica | 0.1% | 2002 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 73 | Latvia | 0.1% | 2016 | up 12.3% | falling |
| 74 | Poland | 0.1% | 2016 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 75 | Portugal | 0.1% | 2016 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 76 | Mongolia | 0.1% | 2011 | down 63.3% | falling |
| 77 | Hungary | 0.1% | 2016 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 78 | Romania | 0.1% | 2016 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 79 | Slovenia | 0.1% | 2016 | up 74.7% | volatile |
| 80 | Czechia | 0.1% | 2016 | down 0.9% | volatile |
| 81 | Bulgaria | 0.0% | 2016 | down 40.3% | falling |
| 82 | Croatia | 0.0% | 2016 | up 53.2% | rising |
| 83 | Slovak Republic | 0.0% | 2016 | down 32.0% | volatile |