Which has higher time-related underemployment, female, Finland or Ireland?

Finland, at 8.6% against 8.2% in Ireland as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Ireland?

18 years are reported by both, from 2006 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.

Finland vs Ireland: Time-related underemployment, female

Finland

8.6%

in 2024

Ireland

8.2%

in 2024

Finland rank

10th

Ireland rank

13th

Time-related underemployment, female over time

Finland
Ireland

How they compare

Finland currently reports 8.6% against 8.2% in Ireland, a difference of 0.4%.

That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 10th and Ireland ranks 13th of 103 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 1 and Ireland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Finland	Ireland	Difference	Ahead
2000s	5.5%	4.4%	1.1%	Finland
2010s	6.4%	9.1%	2.7%	Ireland
2020s	7.5%	7.8%	0.3%	Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher time-related underemployment, female, Finland or Ireland?: Finland, at 8.6% against 8.2% in Ireland as of 2024.
What is the difference in time-related underemployment, female between Finland and Ireland?: 0.4%, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Ireland?: 18 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.
How do Finland and Ireland rank globally for time-related underemployment, female?: Finland ranks 10th and Ireland ranks 13th 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.