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

Portugal, at 5.2% against 4.9% in Norway as of 2025.

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

21 years are reported by both, from 2001 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.

Norway vs Portugal: Time-related underemployment, female

Norway

4.9%

in 2024

Portugal

5.2%

in 2025

Norway rank

38th

Portugal rank

35th

Time-related underemployment, female over time

Norway
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 5.2% against 4.9% in Norway, a difference of 0.3%.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Norway ahead.

Norway ranks 38th and Portugal ranks 35th of 103 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Norway	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
2000s	3.7%	2.3%	1.4%	Norway
2010s	4.5%	8.5%	4.1%	Portugal
2020s	4.9%	6.1%	1.2%	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher time-related underemployment, female, Norway or Portugal?: Portugal, at 5.2% against 4.9% in Norway as of 2025.
What is the difference in time-related underemployment, female between Norway and Portugal?: 0.3%, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Portugal?: 21 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do Norway and Portugal rank globally for time-related underemployment, female?: Norway ranks 38th 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.