Germany vs United States of America: Time-related underemployment, male

Germany
0.9%
in 2024
United States of America
0.9%
in 2025
Germany rank
82nd
United States of America rank
81st

Time-related underemployment, male over time

  • Germany
  • United States of America
12345199420092025

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 0.9% against 0.9% in Germany, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 82nd and United States of America ranks 81st of 103 countries.

Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany United States of America Difference Ahead
2000s 2.6% 1.5% 1.1% Germany
2010s 3.0% 1.1% 1.8% Germany
2020s 1.3% 1.2% 0.0% Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher time-related underemployment, male, Germany or United States of America?
United States of America, at 0.9% against 0.9% in Germany as of 2025.
What is the difference in time-related underemployment, male between Germany and United States of America?
0.0%, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United States of America?
20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
How do Germany and United States of America rank globally for time-related underemployment, male?
Germany ranks 82nd and United States of America ranks 81st 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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About this data

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

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.