Japan vs Korea: Time-related underemployment, male
Japan
2.2%
in 2020
Korea
2.4%
in 2025
Japan rank
60th
Korea rank
58th
Time-related underemployment, male over time
- Japan
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 2.4% against 2.2% in Japan, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 60th and Korea ranks 58th of 103 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Korea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.4% | 1.6% | 0.8% | Japan |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 3.8% | 1.7% | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher time-related underemployment, male, Japan or Korea?
- Korea, at 2.4% against 2.2% in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in time-related underemployment, male between Japan and Korea?
- 0.2%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Korea?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2020.
- How do Japan and Korea rank globally for time-related underemployment, male?
- Japan ranks 60th and Korea ranks 58th 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.