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

Uruguay, at 11.1% against 9.2% in France as of 2024.

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

27 years are reported by both, from 1998 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 Uruguay: Time-related underemployment, female

France

9.2%

in 2024

Uruguay

11.1%

in 2024

France rank

9th

Uruguay rank

7th

Time-related underemployment, female over time

France
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 11.1% against 9.2% in France, a difference of 1.9%.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.2 times France's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1998 it was France ahead.

France ranks 9th and Uruguay ranks 7th of 103 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, France averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	France	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2.8%	0.4%	2.4%	France
2000s	7.5%	15.6%	8.1%	Uruguay
2010s	10.9%	9.4%	1.5%	France
2020s	9.4%	10.0%	0.5%	Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher time-related underemployment, female, France or Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 11.1% against 9.2% in France as of 2024.
What is the difference in time-related underemployment, female between France and Uruguay?: 1.9%, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Uruguay?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
How do France and Uruguay rank globally for time-related underemployment, female?: France ranks 9th and Uruguay ranks 7th 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.