Time-related underemployment, female in Finland

Finland: Time-related underemployment, female was 8.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
8.6%
Change on year
up 9.1%
World rank
10th
of 103 countries
All-time high
8.6%
in 2024
All-time low
1.7%
in 2000
Years of data
26
1999–2024

Time-related underemployment, female in Finland, 1999–2024

24681999201120241999: 1.9 % of employment2000: 1.7 % of employment2001: 6.6 % of employment2002: 6 % of employment2003: 6 % of employment2004: 5.2 % of employment2005: 5.1 % of employment2006: 5.6 % of employment2007: 4.9 % of employment2008: 5.2 % of employment2009: 5.9 % of employment2010: 5.8 % of employment2011: 5.7 % of employment2012: 5.1 % of employment2013: 5.9 % of employment2014: 6.4 % of employment2015: 7.1 % of employment2016: 7.6 % of employment2017: 6.8 % of employment2018: 6.4 % of employment2019: 7 % of employment2020: 6.7 % of employment2021: 7.2 % of employment2022: 7.1 % of employment2023: 7.9 % of employment2024: 8.6 % of employment

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 Finland is 8.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.1% on the previous year and up 35.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, time-related underemployment, female in Finland peaked at 8.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2000.

That places Finland 10th out of 103 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Time-related underemployment, female in Finland, year by year

Annual values for Time-related underemployment, female (% of employment) in Finland, 1999 to 2024.
Year % of employment Change
1999 1.9%
2000 1.7% -14.7%
2001 6.6% +298.1%
2002 6.0% -9.6%
2003 6.0% -0.2%
2004 5.2% -13.5%
2005 5.1% -1.6%
2006 5.6% +10.3%
2007 4.9% -12.8%
2008 5.2% +5.9%
2009 5.9% +13.4%
2010 5.8% -1.0%
2011 5.7% -1.7%
2012 5.1% -10.1%
2013 5.9% +14.6%
2014 6.4% +8.4%
2015 7.1% +11.2%
2016 7.6% +7.0%
2017 6.8% -10.1%
2018 6.4% -6.4%
2019 7.0% +9.5%
2020 6.7% -3.4%
2021 7.2% +7.1%
2022 7.1% -1.5%
2023 7.9% +11.1%
2024 8.6% +9.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.9% 1.9% 1.9% 1
2000s 5.2% 1.7% 6.6% 10
2010s 6.4% 5.1% 7.6% 10
2020s 7.5% 6.7% 8.6% 5

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 7 Uruguay 11.1% compare
  2. 8 Botswana 9.7% compare
  3. 9 France 9.2% compare
  4. 11 Chile 8.4% compare
  5. 12 Spain 8.4% compare
  6. 13 Ireland 8.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is time-related underemployment, female in Finland?
Time-related underemployment, female in Finland was 8.6% 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 Finland?
The highest recorded value was 8.6% in 2024.
What is the lowest time-related underemployment, female recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2000.
How does Finland rank for time-related underemployment, female?
Finland ranks 10th out of 103 countries with data for 2024.
Is time-related underemployment, female rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is up 35.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Finland 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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Indicator
Time-related underemployment, female (% 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, 1,925 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.