Time-related underemployment, female in High income
High income: Time-related underemployment, female was 3.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Time-related underemployment, female in High income, 2009–2024
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 High income is 3.3%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time-related underemployment, female in High income peaked at 4.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2023.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Time-related underemployment, female in High income, year by year
| Year | % of employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 4.9% | — |
| 2010 | 4.9% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 4.2% | -12.9% |
| 2012 | 4.6% | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 4.8% | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 4.7% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 4.5% | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 4.2% | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 4.6% | +8.4% |
| 2018 | 4.1% | -11.7% |
| 2019 | 3.9% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 4.9% | +24.3% |
| 2021 | 4.0% | -18.7% |
| 2022 | 3.4% | -14.1% |
| 2023 | 3.3% | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 3.3% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.9% | 4.9% | 4.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 3.9% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 3.3% | 4.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near High income
More gender data for High income
- Labor force, female 330.46 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.2321 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 0.2287 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 6.31 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 103.8% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 16.78 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 15.98 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 29.3% (2025)
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 7.2% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time-related underemployment, female in High income?
- Time-related underemployment, female in High income was 3.3% 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 High income?
- The highest recorded value was 4.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest time-related underemployment, female recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2023.
- How does High income rank for time-related underemployment, female?
- High income ranks 9th out of 13 groups with data for 2024.
- Is time-related underemployment, female rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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.
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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.