Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age) by country
Countries reporting
78
Highest
0.6%
Netherlands
Lowest
0.0%
Romania
Median
0.2%
Years covered
42
1980–2021
Data points
1,035
What the numbers show
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age) is currently reported for 78 countries. The highest value is 0.6% in Netherlands; the lowest is 0.0% in Romania.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.2%, and the mean is 0.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 24.
Over the past decade 51 countries rose and 27 fell. The largest increase was in Croatia (up 143.1%), and the largest decrease in Moldova (down 79.3%).
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, urban: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 0.6% | 2004 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 2 | Georgia | 0.5% | 2013 | up 58.4% | rising |
| 3 | Argentina | 0.4% | 2018 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 4 | Belgium | 0.4% | 2003 | up 67.0% | rising |
| 5 | Uruguay | 0.3% | 2019 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 6 | Peru | 0.3% | 2016 | down 5.2% | flat |
| 7 | Ireland | 0.3% | 2016 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 8 | South Korea | 0.3% | 2017 | up 63.3% | volatile |
| 9 | Ghana | 0.3% | 2016 | up 42.5% | volatile |
| 10 | United Kingdom | 0.3% | 2016 | up 6.3% | falling |
| 11 | Honduras | 0.3% | 2017 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 12 | Uganda | 0.3% | 2016 | down 27.0% | rising |
| 13 | Nepal | 0.2% | 2014 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 14 | Ecuador | 0.2% | 2017 | up 10.4% | falling |
| 15 | Germany | 0.2% | 2011 | up 6.9% | flat |
| 16 | Bolivia | 0.2% | 2017 | up 9.5% | falling |
| 17 | Guatemala | 0.2% | 2011 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 18 | Indonesia | 0.2% | 2019 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 19 | Tanzania | 0.2% | 2020 | up 138.0% | falling |
| 20 | Paraguay | 0.2% | 2017 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 21 | Mexico | 0.2% | 2020 | down 5.4% | flat |
| 22 | Costa Rica | 0.2% | 2016 | up 32.9% | rising |
| 23 | Dominican Republic | 0.2% | 2013 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 24 | Italy | 0.2% | 2016 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 25 | United States | 0.2% | 2018 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 26 | Palestine | 0.2% | 2008 | up 130.6% | rising |
| 27 | Nicaragua | 0.2% | 2014 | up 21.0% | falling |
| 28 | Rwanda | 0.2% | 2021 | down 39.4% | rising |
| 29 | Denmark | 0.2% | 2016 | up 16.0% | falling |
| 30 | Brazil | 0.2% | 2020 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 31 | Austria | 0.2% | 2003 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 32 | Panama | 0.2% | 2018 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 33 | Norway | 0.2% | 2016 | down 5.2% | flat |
| 34 | Belize | 0.2% | 1999 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 35 | Greece | 0.2% | 2016 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 36 | El Salvador | 0.2% | 2017 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 37 | Tunisia | 0.2% | 2015 | up 30.5% | falling |
| 38 | France | 0.2% | 2016 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 39 | Chile | 0.2% | 2017 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 40 | Cyprus | 0.2% | 2016 | up 33.7% | rising |
| 41 | Spain | 0.2% | 2016 | up 29.8% | falling |
| 42 | Philippines | 0.2% | 2019 | down 17.3% | flat |
| 43 | Sweden | 0.2% | 2016 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 44 | Cambodia | 0.2% | 2012 | up 6.3% | volatile |
| 45 | Jordan | 0.2% | 2016 | up 131.6% | rising |
| 46 | Iceland | 0.2% | 2015 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 47 | Colombia | 0.2% | 2021 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 48 | Luxembourg | 0.2% | 2016 | down 19.1% | rising |
| 49 | Finland | 0.1% | 2016 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 50 | Sri Lanka | 0.1% | 2015 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 51 | Malta | 0.1% | 2016 | down 5.5% | flat |
| 52 | Venezuela | 0.1% | 2002 | up 132.0% | rising |
| 53 | Turkey | 0.1% | 2013 | up 96.7% | rising |
| 54 | Thailand | 0.1% | 2021 | up 102.5% | rising |
| 55 | South Africa | 0.1% | 2020 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 56 | Namibia | 0.1% | 2015 | up 5.7% | flat |
| 57 | Nigeria | 0.1% | 2018 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 58 | Moldova | 0.1% | 2021 | down 79.3% | flat |
| 59 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.1% | 2020 | down 74.8% | volatile |
| 60 | Bangladesh | 0.1% | 2016 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 61 | Estonia | 0.1% | 2016 | up 40.6% | rising |
| 62 | Kosovo | 0.1% | 2014 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 62 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.1% | 2014 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 64 | Latvia | 0.1% | 2016 | up 37.6% | falling |
| 65 | Lithuania | 0.1% | 2016 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 66 | Poland | 0.1% | 2016 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 67 | India | 0.1% | 2019 | up 31.0% | falling |
| 68 | Portugal | 0.1% | 2016 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 69 | Jamaica | 0.1% | 2002 | up 17.8% | falling |
| 70 | Hungary | 0.1% | 2016 | up 7.4% | falling |
| 71 | Pakistan | 0.1% | 2020 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 72 | Egypt | 0.1% | 2019 | up 58.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Czechia | 0.1% | 2016 | up 1.6% | volatile |
| 74 | Bulgaria | 0.0% | 2016 | down 54.3% | falling |
| 75 | Slovakia | 0.0% | 2016 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 76 | Croatia | 0.0% | 2016 | up 143.1% | rising |
| 77 | Mongolia | 0.0% | 2011 | down 61.1% | falling |
| 78 | Romania | 0.0% | 2016 | up 97.9% | rising |