Time-related underemployment, female in Australia
Australia: Time-related underemployment, female was 7.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Time-related underemployment, female in Australia, 2001–2024
Source: International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/. Measured in % of employment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for time-related underemployment, female in Australia is 7.8%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and down 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time-related underemployment, female in Australia peaked at 15.7% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 2022.
Australia ranks 16th of 103 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Time-related underemployment, female in Australia, year by year
| Year | % of employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 13.9% | — |
| 2002 | 14.5% | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 15.7% | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 13.5% | -13.9% |
| 2005 | 14.4% | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 12.8% | -11.2% |
| 2007 | 13.5% | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 12.7% | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 13.2% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 11.8% | -10.5% |
| 2011 | 12.0% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 12.7% | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 13.0% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 13.7% | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 14.2% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 12.4% | -13.1% |
| 2017 | 13.2% | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 11.0% | -16.3% |
| 2019 | 10.6% | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 12.5% | +17.7% |
| 2021 | 9.7% | -22.8% |
| 2022 | 7.5% | -22.8% |
| 2023 | 7.6% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 7.8% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.8% | 12.7% | 15.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 10.6% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.0% | 7.5% | 12.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More gender data for Australia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 4,759 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.0804 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 149,630 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 157,746 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 150,777 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 158,898 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 151,066 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 159,270 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 151,529 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 159,819 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time-related underemployment, female in Australia?
- Time-related underemployment, female in Australia was 7.8% in 2024, according to International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
- What is the highest time-related underemployment, female recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.7% in 2003.
- What is the lowest time-related underemployment, female recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 2022.
- How does Australia rank for time-related underemployment, female?
- Australia ranks 16th out of 103 countries with data for 2024.
- Is time-related underemployment, female rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/, published as part of Time-related underemployment, female (% of employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.