Which has higher time-related underemployment, male, Finland or France?

Finland, at 7.9% against 7.1% in France as of 2024.

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

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, male (% of employment). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Finland vs France: Time-related underemployment, male

Finland

7.9%

in 2024

France

7.1%

in 2024

Finland rank

8th

France rank

11th

Time-related underemployment, male over time

Finland
France

How they compare

Finland currently reports 7.9% against 7.1% in France, a difference of 0.8%.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 8th and France ranks 11th of 103 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Finland	France	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.2%	0.8%	0.4%	Finland
2000s	2.9%	3.6%	0.7%	France
2010s	4.8%	6.4%	1.6%	France
2020s	6.4%	7.0%	0.6%	France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher time-related underemployment, male, Finland or France?: Finland, at 7.9% against 7.1% in France as of 2024.
What is the difference in time-related underemployment, male between Finland and France?: 0.8%, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and France?: 26 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
How do Finland and France rank globally for time-related underemployment, male?: Finland ranks 8th and France ranks 11th 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, male (% 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, male (% 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, 1,919 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.