Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total in Republic of Moldova

Republic of Moldova: Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total was 0.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.1%
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
66th
of 84 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2012
All-time low
0.1%
in 2021
Years of data
17
1998–2021

Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total in Republic of Moldova, 1998–2021

0.10.20.30.40.51998200920211998: 0.296 % of total employed population in working age1999: 0.344 % of total employed population in working age2000: 0.389 % of total employed population in working age2001: 0.382 % of total employed population in working age2002: 0.421 % of total employed population in working age2003: 0.425 % of total employed population in working age2004: 0.406 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.434 % of total employed population in working age2006: 0.331 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.333 % of total employed population in working age2008: 0.329 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.389 % of total employed population in working age2010: 0.405 % of total employed population in working age2011: 0.407 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.456 % of total employed population in working age2019: 0.133 % of total employed population in working age2021: 0.132 % of total employed population in working age

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

Analysis

Republic of Moldova recorded 0.1% for underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 67.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total in Republic of Moldova peaked at 0.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2021.

That places Republic of Moldova 66th out of 84 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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 Republic of Moldova, 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 Republic of Moldova, 1998 to 2021.
Year % of total employed population in working age Change
1998 0.3%
1999 0.3% +16.4%
2000 0.4% +13.0%
2001 0.4% -1.9%
2002 0.4% +10.1%
2003 0.4% +1.1%
2004 0.4% -4.4%
2005 0.4% +6.8%
2006 0.3% -23.8%
2007 0.3% +0.7%
2008 0.3% -1.2%
2009 0.4% +18.2%
2010 0.4% +4.3%
2011 0.4% +0.4%
2012 0.5% +12.0%
2019 0.1% -70.8%
2021 0.1% -0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 2
2000s 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 10
2010s 0.4% 0.1% 0.5% 4
2020s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 1

Countries ranked near Republic of Moldova

  1. 63 Namibia 0.1% compare
  2. 64 Türkiye 0.1% compare
  3. 65 Malta 0.1% compare
  4. 67 South Africa 0.1% compare
  5. 68 Kosovo 0.1% compare
  6. 68 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total in Republic of Moldova?
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total in Republic of Moldova was 0.1% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total recorded in Republic of Moldova?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2012.
What is the lowest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total recorded in Republic of Moldova?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2021.
How does Republic of Moldova rank for underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total?
Republic of Moldova ranks 66th out of 84 countries with data for 2021.
Is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Republic of Moldova?
Over the last ten years it is down 67.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Republic of Moldova 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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