Which has higher time-related underemployment, female, Belgium or Portugal?

Belgium, at 5.3% against 5.2% in Portugal as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Portugal?

26 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/, published as Time-related underemployment, female (% of employment). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belgium vs Portugal: Time-related underemployment, female

Belgium

5.3%

in 2024

Portugal

5.2%

in 2025

Belgium rank

32nd

Portugal rank

35th

Time-related underemployment, female over time

Belgium
Portugal

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 5.3% against 5.2% in Portugal, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 32nd and Portugal ranks 35th of 103 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.9%	0.7%	1.2%	Belgium
2000s	1.4%	2.1%	0.8%	Portugal
2010s	4.9%	8.5%	3.6%	Portugal
2020s	5.2%	6.1%	0.9%	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher time-related underemployment, female, Belgium or Portugal?: Belgium, at 5.3% against 5.2% in Portugal as of 2024.
What is the difference in time-related underemployment, female between Belgium and Portugal?: 0.1%, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Portugal?: 26 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
How do Belgium and Portugal rank globally for time-related underemployment, female?: Belgium ranks 32nd and Portugal ranks 35th of 103 countries.
Where does this data come from?: International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/, published as Time-related underemployment, female (% of employment). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Time-related underemployment, female (% of employment)
Unit: % of employment
Source: International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 116 places, 1,925 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Time-related underemployment refers to all persons in employment who (i) wanted to work additional hours, (ii) had worked less than a specified hours threshold (working time in all jobs), and (iii) were available to work additional hours given an opportunity for more work.