Time-related underemployment, female in Canada
Canada: Time-related underemployment, female was 1.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Time-related underemployment, female in Canada, 1997–2025
Source: International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/. Measured in % of employment.
Analysis
Canada recorded 1.7% for time-related underemployment, female in 2025.
The figure is up 5.6% on the previous year and down 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time-related underemployment, female in Canada peaked at 2.7% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2022.
Canada ranks 75th of 103 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Time-related underemployment, female in Canada, year by year
| Year | % of employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 2.7% | — |
| 1998 | 2.5% | -6.1% |
| 1999 | 2.2% | -12.7% |
| 2000 | 1.8% | -18.9% |
| 2001 | 1.8% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 1.9% | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 2.2% | +13.5% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | -11.3% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | -10.3% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 2.2% | +39.0% |
| 2010 | 2.5% | +15.2% |
| 2011 | 2.5% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 2.5% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 2.4% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 2.3% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | -9.7% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | -20.4% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | -25.2% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 1.6% | +26.4% |
| 2025 | 1.7% | +5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.4% | 2.2% | 2.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 1.5% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 1.7% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.2% | 1.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More gender data for Canada
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 5,985 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.1285 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 179,464 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 188,972 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 181,929 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 191,273 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 183,113 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 192,308 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 187,661 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 196,972 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time-related underemployment, female in Canada?
- Time-related underemployment, female in Canada was 1.7% in 2025, 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 Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 1997.
- What is the lowest time-related underemployment, female recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2022.
- How does Canada rank for time-related underemployment, female?
- Canada ranks 75th out of 103 countries with data for 2025.
- Is time-related underemployment, female rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada 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.