Time-related underemployment, female in France
France: Time-related underemployment, female was 9.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Time-related underemployment, female in France, 1998–2024
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 France is 9.2%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time-related underemployment, female in France peaked at 12.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2002.
That places France 9th out of 103 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Time-related underemployment, female in France, year by year
| Year | % of employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 3.0% | — |
| 1999 | 2.7% | -9.3% |
| 2000 | 2.6% | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 2.2% | -15.7% |
| 2002 | 2.0% | -6.6% |
| 2003 | 8.8% | +335.2% |
| 2004 | 10.1% | +15.1% |
| 2005 | 8.6% | -14.7% |
| 2006 | 8.7% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 11.7% | +35.5% |
| 2008 | 9.8% | -16.6% |
| 2009 | 10.3% | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 10.5% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 9.8% | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 9.7% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 12.2% | +25.7% |
| 2014 | 12.2% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 12.1% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 11.6% | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 11.0% | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 10.4% | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 9.6% | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 9.4% | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 10.1% | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 9.4% | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 9.2% | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 9.2% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.8% | 2.7% | 3.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.5% | 2.0% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 9.6% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.4% | 9.2% | 10.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
More gender data for France
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 10,528 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.9027 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 58,516 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 58,516 (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 310,512 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 325,288 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 312,212 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 326,662 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 325,263 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 340,189 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time-related underemployment, female in France?
- Time-related underemployment, female in France was 9.2% 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 France?
- The highest recorded value was 12.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest time-related underemployment, female recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2002.
- How does France rank for time-related underemployment, female?
- France ranks 9th out of 103 countries with data for 2024.
- Is time-related underemployment, female rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France 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.