Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total in Finland

Finland: Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total was 0.1% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.1%
Change on year
down 6.1%
World rank
62nd
of 84 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 1995
All-time low
0.1%
in 2012
Years of data
17
1995–2016

Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total in Finland, 1995–2016

00.10.20.30.41995200520161995: 0.377 % of total employed population in working age1996: 0.35 % of total employed population in working age1997: 0.202 % of total employed population in working age1998: 0.345 % of total employed population in working age2004: 0.141 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.145 % of total employed population in working age2006: 0.149 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.16 % of total employed population in working age2008: 0.159 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.146 % of total employed population in working age2010: 0.143 % of total employed population in working age2011: 0.139 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.137 % of total employed population in working age2013: 0.141 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.158 % of total employed population in working age2015: 0.156 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.146 % of total employed population in working age

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

Analysis

Finland recorded 0.1% for underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total in 2016.

That represents a change of down 6.1% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total in Finland peaked at 0.4% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2012.

That places Finland 62nd out of 84 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total in Finland, year by year

Annual values for Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) in Finland, 1995 to 2016.
Year % of total employed population in working age Change
1995 0.4%
1996 0.3% -7.1%
1997 0.2% -42.2%
1998 0.3% +71.0%
2004 0.1% -59.2%
2005 0.1% +2.6%
2006 0.1% +2.9%
2007 0.2% +7.4%
2008 0.2% -0.8%
2009 0.1% -8.1%
2010 0.1% -1.6%
2011 0.1% -3.2%
2012 0.1% -1.3%
2013 0.1% +2.5%
2014 0.2% +12.3%
2015 0.2% -1.4%
2016 0.1% -6.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3% 0.2% 0.4% 4
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 6
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 7

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 59 India 0.2% compare
  2. 60 Albania 0.1% compare
  3. 61 Pakistan 0.1% compare
  4. 63 Namibia 0.1% compare
  5. 64 Turkey 0.1% compare
  6. 65 Malta 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total in Finland?
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total in Finland was 0.1% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 1995.
What is the lowest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2012.
How does Finland rank for underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total?
Finland ranks 62nd out of 84 countries with data for 2016.
Is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Finland data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total (% of total 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, total (% of total employed population in working age)
Unit
% of total employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
84 places, 1,253 data points, 1970–2021
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