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

Netherlands: Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total was 0.4% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.4%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
4th
of 84 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 1995
All-time low
0.4%
in 2005
Years of data
22
1988–2016

Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total in Netherlands, 1988–2016

00.20.40.61988200220161988: 0.417 % of total employed population in working age1989: 0.424 % of total employed population in working age1994: 0.594 % of total employed population in working age1995: 0.597 % of total employed population in working age1999: 0.468 % of total employed population in working age2000: 0.513 % of total employed population in working age2001: 0.513 % of total employed population in working age2002: 0.546 % of total employed population in working age2003: 0.53 % of total employed population in working age2004: 0.557 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.362 % of total employed population in working age2006: 0.405 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.407 % of total employed population in working age2008: 0.414 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.421 % of total employed population in working age2010: 0.417 % of total employed population in working age2011: 0.426 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.438 % of total employed population in working age2013: 0.446 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.441 % of total employed population in working age2015: 0.439 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.437 % of total employed population in working age

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

Analysis

Netherlands recorded 0.4% for underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total in Netherlands peaked at 0.6% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2005.

That places Netherlands 4th out of 84 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total in Netherlands, 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 Netherlands, 1988 to 2016.
Year % of total employed population in working age Change
1988 0.4%
1989 0.4% +1.6%
1994 0.6% +40.1%
1995 0.6% +0.4%
1999 0.5% -21.6%
2000 0.5% +9.6%
2001 0.5% -0.0%
2002 0.5% +6.5%
2003 0.5% -2.9%
2004 0.6% +5.0%
2005 0.4% -34.9%
2006 0.4% +11.8%
2007 0.4% +0.5%
2008 0.4% +1.6%
2009 0.4% +1.9%
2010 0.4% -0.9%
2011 0.4% +2.0%
2012 0.4% +2.7%
2013 0.4% +2.0%
2014 0.4% -1.2%
2015 0.4% -0.5%
2016 0.4% -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 2
1990s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 3
2000s 0.5% 0.4% 0.6% 10
2010s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total in Netherlands?
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total in Netherlands was 0.4% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 1995.
What is the lowest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2005.
How does Netherlands rank for underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total?
Netherlands ranks 4th out of 84 countries with data for 2016.
Is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Netherlands 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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