Which has higher time-related underemployment, female, France or Spain?

France, at 9.2% against 8.4% in Spain as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for France and Spain?

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.

France vs Spain: Time-related underemployment, female

France

9.2%

in 2024

Spain

8.4%

in 2025

France rank

9th

Spain rank

12th

Time-related underemployment, female over time

France
Spain

How they compare

France currently reports 9.2% against 8.4% in Spain, a difference of 0.8%.

That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Spain ahead.

France ranks 9th and Spain ranks 12th of 103 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	France	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2.7%	3.1%	0.4%	Spain
2000s	7.5%	6.6%	0.9%	France
2010s	10.9%	12.7%	1.8%	Spain
2020s	9.4%	10.1%	0.7%	Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher time-related underemployment, female, France or Spain?: France, at 9.2% against 8.4% in Spain as of 2024.
What is the difference in time-related underemployment, female between France and Spain?: 0.8%, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Spain?: 26 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
How do France and Spain rank globally for time-related underemployment, female?: France ranks 9th and Spain ranks 12th 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.