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

Italy: Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total was 0.2% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.2%
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
35th
of 84 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2002
All-time low
0.1%
in 1990
Years of data
29
1987–2016

Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total in Italy, 1987–2016

0.10.20.30.41987200120161987: 0.134 % of total employed population in working age1989: 0.133 % of total employed population in working age1990: 0.131 % of total employed population in working age1991: 0.134 % of total employed population in working age1992: 0.149 % of total employed population in working age1993: 0.146 % of total employed population in working age1994: 0.15 % of total employed population in working age1995: 0.15 % of total employed population in working age1996: 0.178 % of total employed population in working age1997: 0.158 % of total employed population in working age1998: 0.156 % of total employed population in working age1999: 0.163 % of total employed population in working age2000: 0.166 % of total employed population in working age2001: 0.165 % of total employed population in working age2002: 0.414 % of total employed population in working age2003: 0.17 % of total employed population in working age2004: 0.178 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.176 % of total employed population in working age2006: 0.184 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.186 % of total employed population in working age2008: 0.198 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.211 % of total employed population in working age2010: 0.203 % of total employed population in working age2011: 0.211 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.202 % of total employed population in working age2013: 0.216 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.213 % of total employed population in working age2015: 0.226 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.219 % of total employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2016, underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total in Italy stood at 0.2%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and up 19.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total in Italy peaked at 0.4% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1990.

Italy ranks 35th of 84 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.

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

Year % of total employed population in working age Change
1987 0.1% —
1989 0.1% -0.5%
1990 0.1% -1.3%
1991 0.1% +1.9%
1992 0.1% +11.1%
1993 0.1% -1.6%
1994 0.2% +2.7%
1995 0.1% -0.5%
1996 0.2% +19.0%
1997 0.2% -11.4%
1998 0.2% -1.2%
1999 0.2% +4.5%
2000 0.2% +1.7%
2001 0.2% -0.3%
2002 0.4% +150.6%
2003 0.2% -59.0%
2004 0.2% +4.9%
2005 0.2% -1.3%
2006 0.2% +4.6%
2007 0.2% +1.4%
2008 0.2% +6.1%
2009 0.2% +6.6%
2010 0.2% -3.5%
2011 0.2% +3.9%
2012 0.2% -4.2%
2013 0.2% +6.9%
2014 0.2% -1.7%
2015 0.2% +6.3%
2016 0.2% -3.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 2
1990s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 10
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.4% 10
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 7

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  4. 36 United States 0.2% compare
  5. 37 Brazil 0.2% compare
  6. 38 El Salvador 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total in Italy?
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total in Italy was 0.2% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2002.
What is the lowest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1990.
How does Italy rank for underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total?
Italy ranks 35th out of 84 countries with data for 2016.
Is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Italy 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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