Germany vs United States: Time-related underemployment, male (% of employment)
Germany
0.9%
in 2024
United States
0.9%
in 2025
Germany rank
82nd
United States rank
81st
Time-related underemployment, male (% of employment) over time
- Germany
- United States
How they compare
United States 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 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 | 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?
- United States, 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?
- 0.0%, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United States?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
- How do Germany and United States rank globally for time-related underemployment, male?
- Germany ranks 82nd and United States 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
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.