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

Ireland: Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total was 0.3% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.3%
Change on year
down 5.6%
World rank
14th
of 84 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2009
All-time low
0.1%
in 1985
Years of data
16
1983–2016

Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total in Ireland, 1983–2016

0.150.20.250.30.351983199920161983: 0.137 % of total employed population in working age1984: 0.215 % of total employed population in working age1985: 0.126 % of total employed population in working age1986: 0.127 % of total employed population in working age1987: 0.239 % of total employed population in working age1989: 0.14 % of total employed population in working age2004: 0.272 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.272 % of total employed population in working age2006: 0.303 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.312 % of total employed population in working age2008: 0.315 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.363 % of total employed population in working age2013: 0.362 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.337 % of total employed population in working age2015: 0.344 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.325 % of total employed population in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total in Ireland is 0.3%, measured in 2016.

The figure is down 5.6% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total in Ireland peaked at 0.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1985.

Ireland ranks 14th of 84 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total in Ireland, 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 Ireland, 1983 to 2016.
Year % of total employed population in working age Change
1983 0.1%
1984 0.2% +56.9%
1985 0.1% -41.3%
1986 0.1% +0.8%
1987 0.2% +88.2%
1989 0.1% -41.6%
2004 0.3% +94.5%
2005 0.3% -0.0%
2006 0.3% +11.7%
2007 0.3% +2.9%
2008 0.3% +1.0%
2009 0.4% +15.1%
2013 0.4% -0.3%
2014 0.3% -6.8%
2015 0.3% +2.0%
2016 0.3% -5.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 6
2000s 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 6
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 4

Countries ranked near Ireland

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  3. 13 Uruguay 0.3% compare
  4. 15 Paraguay 0.3% compare
  5. 16 South Korea 0.3% compare
  6. 17 Armenia 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total in Ireland?
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total in Ireland was 0.3% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2009.
What is the lowest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1985.
How does Ireland rank for underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total?
Ireland ranks 14th out of 84 countries with data for 2016.
Is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ireland 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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