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

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

Latest (2016)
0.2%
Change on year
down 3.7%
World rank
24th
of 78 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2002
All-time low
0.1%
in 1993
Years of data
25
1992–2016

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

0.10.20.30.41992200420161992: 0.146 % of urban employed population in working age1993: 0.144 % of urban employed population in working age1994: 0.148 % of urban employed population in working age1995: 0.148 % of urban employed population in working age1996: 0.174 % of urban employed population in working age1997: 0.158 % of urban employed population in working age1998: 0.156 % of urban employed population in working age1999: 0.162 % of urban employed population in working age2000: 0.164 % of urban employed population in working age2001: 0.164 % of urban employed population in working age2002: 0.419 % of urban employed population in working age2003: 0.168 % of urban employed population in working age2004: 0.179 % of urban employed population in working age2005: 0.177 % of urban employed population in working age2006: 0.186 % of urban employed population in working age2007: 0.186 % of urban employed population in working age2008: 0.197 % of urban employed population in working age2009: 0.209 % of urban employed population in working age2010: 0.204 % of urban employed population in working age2011: 0.213 % of urban employed population in working age2012: 0.203 % of urban employed population in working age2013: 0.216 % of urban employed population in working age2014: 0.213 % of urban employed population in working age2015: 0.229 % of urban employed population in working age2016: 0.22 % of urban employed population in working age

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

Analysis

Italy recorded 0.2% for underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, urban in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, urban in Italy peaked at 0.4% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1993.

Italy ranks 24th of 78 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age) in Italy, 1992 to 2016.
Year % of urban employed population in working age Change
1992 0.1%
1993 0.1% -1.8%
1994 0.1% +2.8%
1995 0.1% -0.0%
1996 0.2% +17.9%
1997 0.2% -9.4%
1998 0.2% -1.3%
1999 0.2% +3.8%
2000 0.2% +1.4%
2001 0.2% -0.2%
2002 0.4% +156.4%
2003 0.2% -59.9%
2004 0.2% +6.3%
2005 0.2% -1.2%
2006 0.2% +5.3%
2007 0.2% +0.2%
2008 0.2% +5.8%
2009 0.2% +5.9%
2010 0.2% -2.0%
2011 0.2% +4.3%
2012 0.2% -4.7%
2013 0.2% +6.4%
2014 0.2% -1.3%
2015 0.2% +7.2%
2016 0.2% -3.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 8
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.4% 10
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, urban in Italy?
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, urban 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, urban 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, urban recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1993.
How does Italy rank for underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, urban?
Italy ranks 24th out of 78 countries with data for 2016.
Is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. 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, urban (% of urban 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, urban (% of urban employed population in working age)
Unit
% of urban employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
78 places, 1,035 data points, 1980–2021
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