Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64) by country
Countries reporting
81
Highest
1.0%
Puerto Rico
Lowest
0.0%
Slovak Republic
Median
0.2%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,158
What the numbers show
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64) is currently reported for 81 countries. The highest value is 1.0% in Puerto Rico; the lowest is 0.0% in Slovak Republic.
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 30.
Over the past decade 47 countries rose and 33 fell. The largest increase was in Cambodia (up 90.9%), and the largest decrease in Moldova, Republic of (down 68.8%).
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 25-64: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Puerto Rico | 1.0% | 2005 | unchanged | flat |
| 2 | Georgia | 0.7% | 2013 | up 68.4% | rising |
| 3 | Netherlands | 0.4% | 2016 | up 7.3% | falling |
| 4 | Uganda | 0.4% | 2016 | down 32.7% | rising |
| 5 | Rwanda | 0.4% | 2021 | down 41.8% | rising |
| 6 | Belgium | 0.4% | 2003 | up 67.9% | rising |
| 7 | Honduras | 0.4% | 2017 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 8 | Argentina | 0.4% | 2018 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 9 | Peru | 0.3% | 2016 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 10 | Ghana | 0.3% | 2016 | up 12.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Indonesia | 0.3% | 2019 | up 13.7% | falling |
| 12 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.3% | 2020 | up 78.8% | rising |
| 13 | Uruguay | 0.3% | 2019 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 14 | Ireland | 0.3% | 2016 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 15 | Paraguay | 0.3% | 2017 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 16 | Korea | 0.3% | 2017 | up 60.4% | volatile |
| 17 | United Kingdom | 0.3% | 2016 | up 6.2% | falling |
| 18 | Guatemala | 0.3% | 2011 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 19 | Germany | 0.3% | 2011 | up 11.0% | flat |
| 20 | Ecuador | 0.3% | 2017 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 21 | Cambodia | 0.2% | 2012 | up 90.9% | falling |
| 22 | Bolivia | 0.2% | 2017 | up 12.7% | falling |
| 23 | Nicaragua | 0.2% | 2014 | up 46.5% | flat |
| 24 | Panama | 0.2% | 2018 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 25 | Philippines | 0.2% | 2019 | down 18.7% | flat |
| 26 | Costa Rica | 0.2% | 2016 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 27 | Mexico | 0.2% | 2020 | down 6.0% | flat |
| 28 | Dominican Republic | 0.2% | 2013 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 29 | Palestine | 0.2% | 2008 | up 61.0% | rising |
| 30 | Kyrgyz Republic | 0.2% | 2020 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 31 | Mauritius | 0.2% | 2012 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 32 | Italy | 0.2% | 2016 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 33 | Sri Lanka | 0.2% | 2015 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 34 | Nepal | 0.2% | 2014 | down 59.9% | falling |
| 35 | Belize | 0.2% | 1999 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 36 | Brazil | 0.2% | 2020 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 37 | Austria | 0.2% | 2003 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 38 | Denmark | 0.2% | 2016 | up 14.9% | falling |
| 39 | El Salvador | 0.2% | 2017 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 40 | Thailand | 0.2% | 2021 | up 37.6% | rising |
| 41 | Tunisia | 0.2% | 2015 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 42 | Bangladesh | 0.2% | 2016 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 43 | United States | 0.2% | 2018 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 44 | Greece | 0.2% | 2016 | up 15.3% | flat |
| 45 | France | 0.2% | 2016 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 46 | Luxembourg | 0.2% | 2016 | down 13.8% | rising |
| 47 | Sweden | 0.2% | 2016 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 48 | Colombia | 0.2% | 2021 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 49 | Norway | 0.2% | 2016 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 50 | Cyprus | 0.2% | 2016 | up 37.8% | rising |
| 51 | Nigeria | 0.2% | 2018 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 52 | Jordan | 0.2% | 2016 | up 46.8% | flat |
| 53 | Spain | 0.2% | 2016 | up 35.2% | falling |
| 54 | Chile | 0.2% | 2017 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 55 | India | 0.1% | 2019 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 56 | Venezuela, República Bolivariana de | 0.1% | 2006 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 57 | Iceland | 0.1% | 2015 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 58 | Namibia | 0.1% | 2015 | down 12.4% | flat |
| 59 | Albania | 0.1% | 2019 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 60 | Malta | 0.1% | 2016 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 61 | Türkiye | 0.1% | 2019 | down 11.8% | flat |
| 62 | Pakistan | 0.1% | 2020 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 63 | Finland | 0.1% | 2016 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 64 | South Africa | 0.1% | 2020 | up 24.8% | flat |
| 65 | Kosovo | 0.1% | 2014 | down 53.9% | falling |
| 66 | Moldova, Republic of | 0.1% | 2021 | down 68.8% | falling |
| 67 | Lithuania | 0.1% | 2016 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 68 | Estonia | 0.1% | 2016 | up 43.9% | falling |
| 69 | Jamaica | 0.1% | 2002 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 70 | Latvia | 0.1% | 2016 | up 12.5% | falling |
| 71 | Poland | 0.1% | 2016 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 72 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 0.1% | 2019 | down 12.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Portugal | 0.1% | 2016 | up 7.4% | falling |
| 74 | Hungary | 0.1% | 2016 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 75 | Mongolia | 0.1% | 2011 | down 60.3% | falling |
| 76 | Slovenia | 0.1% | 2016 | up 74.8% | volatile |
| 77 | Romania | 0.1% | 2016 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 78 | Czechia | 0.1% | 2016 | down 2.3% | volatile |
| 79 | Bulgaria | 0.0% | 2016 | down 41.5% | falling |
| 80 | Croatia | 0.0% | 2016 | up 61.5% | rising |
| 81 | Slovak Republic | 0.0% | 2016 | down 32.0% | volatile |