Time-related underemployment, female in Italy
Italy: Time-related underemployment, female was 3.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Time-related underemployment, female in Italy, 2002–2024
Source: International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/. Measured in % of employment.
Analysis
Italy recorded 3.7% for time-related underemployment, female in 2024.
That represents a change of down 17.7% on the previous year and down 35.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time-related underemployment, female in Italy peaked at 9.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2002.
That places Italy 51st out of 103 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Time-related underemployment, female in Italy, year by year
| Year | % of employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 2.4% | — |
| 2003 | 2.6% | +9.4% |
| 2004 | 3.6% | +38.8% |
| 2005 | 2.9% | -20.2% |
| 2006 | 3.7% | +27.4% |
| 2007 | 3.5% | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 3.8% | +8.7% |
| 2009 | 4.5% | +17.3% |
| 2010 | 4.2% | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 4.0% | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 5.2% | +29.1% |
| 2013 | 5.2% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 5.7% | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 5.5% | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 5.1% | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 4.9% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 4.5% | -8.7% |
| 2019 | 4.3% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 9.5% | +119.2% |
| 2021 | 5.8% | -38.5% |
| 2022 | 5.2% | -10.5% |
| 2023 | 4.5% | -13.9% |
| 2024 | 3.7% | -17.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.4% | 2.4% | 4.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 4.0% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.7% | 3.7% | 9.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 48 Luxembourg 3.8% compare
- 49 Brunei Darussalam 3.8% compare
- 50 Costa Rica 3.8% compare
- 52 El Salvador 3.6% compare
- 53 Malta 3.5% compare
- 54 Austria 3.5% compare
More gender data for Italy
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 6,215 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.82 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 51,731 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 51,731 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.2695 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 186,934 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 198,063 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 188,382 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 199,674 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 193,267 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time-related underemployment, female in Italy?
- Time-related underemployment, female in Italy was 3.7% 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 9.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest time-related underemployment, female recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2002.
- How does Italy rank for time-related underemployment, female?
- Italy ranks 51st out of 103 countries with data for 2024.
- Is time-related underemployment, female rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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.