Time-related underemployment, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Time-related underemployment, female was 3.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Time-related underemployment, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 2009–2017
Source: International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/. Measured in % of employment.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) recorded 3.5% for time-related underemployment, female in 2017.
The figure is down 11.1% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time-related underemployment, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 4.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2011.
Time-related underemployment, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 3.7% | — |
| 2010 | 3.7% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 2.9% | -21.6% |
| 2012 | 3.0% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 4.5% | +50.2% |
| 2015 | 4.2% | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 3.9% | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | -11.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.7% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 2.9% | 4.5% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
More gender data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Labor force, female 36.28 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.1433 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 0.6952 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 5.97 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 156.5% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 15.37 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 15.4 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 16.9% (2025)
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 10.5% (2016)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is time-related underemployment, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Time-related underemployment, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 3.5% in 2017, 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 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest time-related underemployment, female recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2011.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for time-related underemployment, female?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 8th out of 13 groups with data for 2017.
- Is time-related underemployment, female rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 8 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.