Which has higher time-related underemployment, male, Ireland or Uruguay?

Uruguay, at 7.5% against 6.8% in Ireland as of 2024.

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

18 years are reported by both, from 2006 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.

Ireland vs Uruguay: Time-related underemployment, male

Ireland

6.8%

in 2024

Uruguay

7.5%

in 2024

Ireland rank

12th

Uruguay rank

9th

Time-related underemployment, male over time

Ireland
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 7.5% against 6.8% in Ireland, a difference of 0.7%.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Uruguay ahead.

Ireland ranks 12th and Uruguay ranks 9th of 103 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ireland	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
2000s	3.6%	8.4%	4.8%	Uruguay
2010s	7.2%	6.7%	0.5%	Ireland
2020s	6.0%	7.8%	1.8%	Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher time-related underemployment, male, Ireland or Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 7.5% against 6.8% in Ireland as of 2024.
What is the difference in time-related underemployment, male between Ireland and Uruguay?: 0.7%, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Uruguay?: 18 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.
How do Ireland and Uruguay rank globally for time-related underemployment, male?: Ireland ranks 12th and Uruguay ranks 9th 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.