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

Spain: Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total was 0.2% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.2%
Change on year
down 6.3%
World rank
55th
of 83 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 1996
All-time low
0.1%
in 2006
Years of data
25
1992–2016

Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total in Spain, 1992–2016

00.10.20.31992200420161992: 0.257 % of total employed population in working age1993: 0.197 % of total employed population in working age1994: 0.224 % of total employed population in working age1995: 0.262 % of total employed population in working age1996: 0.28 % of total employed population in working age1997: 0.252 % of total employed population in working age1998: 0.254 % of total employed population in working age1999: 0.164 % of total employed population in working age2000: 0.237 % of total employed population in working age2001: 0.246 % of total employed population in working age2002: 0.23 % of total employed population in working age2003: 0.258 % of total employed population in working age2004: 0.135 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.128 % of total employed population in working age2006: 0.125 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.125 % of total employed population in working age2008: 0.133 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.144 % of total employed population in working age2010: 0.149 % of total employed population in working age2011: 0.14 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.152 % of total employed population in working age2013: 0.177 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.181 % of total employed population in working age2015: 0.18 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.168 % 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 Spain stood at 0.2%.

That represents a change of down 6.3% on the previous year and up 34.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total in Spain peaked at 0.3% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2006.

Spain ranks 55th of 83 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total in Spain, 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 Spain, 1992 to 2016.
Year % of total employed population in working age Change
1992 0.3%
1993 0.2% -23.6%
1994 0.2% +14.0%
1995 0.3% +16.8%
1996 0.3% +7.1%
1997 0.3% -10.0%
1998 0.3% +0.7%
1999 0.2% -35.3%
2000 0.2% +44.4%
2001 0.2% +3.8%
2002 0.2% -6.6%
2003 0.3% +12.1%
2004 0.1% -47.6%
2005 0.1% -5.6%
2006 0.1% -2.0%
2007 0.1% +0.3%
2008 0.1% +6.0%
2009 0.1% +8.6%
2010 0.1% +3.4%
2011 0.1% -6.3%
2012 0.2% +8.7%
2013 0.2% +16.1%
2014 0.2% +2.5%
2015 0.2% -0.7%
2016 0.2% -6.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 8
2000s 0.2% 0.1% 0.3% 10
2010s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total in Spain?
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total in Spain 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 Spain?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 1996.
What is the lowest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2006.
How does Spain rank for underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total?
Spain ranks 55th out of 83 countries with data for 2016.
Is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 34.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Spain 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
83 places, 1,246 data points, 1970–2021
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