Sweden vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Time-related underemployment, male

Sweden
3.8%
in 2024
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
3.9%
in 2025
Sweden rank
34th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
32nd

Time-related underemployment, male over time

  • Sweden
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0246199920122025

How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 3.9% against 3.8% in Sweden, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sweden ahead.

Sweden ranks 34th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 32nd of 103 countries.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sweden United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
2000s 2.0% 2.2% 0.2% United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 3.2% 4.8% 1.6% United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s 3.6% 4.0% 0.4% United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher time-related underemployment, male, Sweden or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 3.9% against 3.8% in Sweden as of 2025.
What is the difference in time-related underemployment, male between Sweden and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.1%, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Sweden and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for time-related underemployment, male?
Sweden ranks 34th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 32nd 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.