Time-related underemployment, female in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Time-related underemployment, female was 7.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Time-related underemployment, female in Latin America & Caribbean, 2012–2024
Source: International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/. Measured in % of employment.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean recorded 7.9% for time-related underemployment, female in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time-related underemployment, female in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 10.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.9%, in 2014.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Time-related underemployment, female in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % of employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 9.3% | — |
| 2013 | 8.0% | -13.3% |
| 2014 | 6.9% | -14.2% |
| 2017 | 8.8% | +27.7% |
| 2018 | 9.3% | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 9.9% | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 10.8% | +8.6% |
| 2022 | 9.2% | -14.3% |
| 2023 | 7.6% | -17.5% |
| 2024 | 7.9% | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.7% | 6.9% | 9.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 8.9% | 7.6% | 10.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
More gender data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Labor force, female 136.62 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.205 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 1.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 6.64 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 135.1% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 15.32 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 14.51 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 29.4% (2025)
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 25.5% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time-related underemployment, female in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Time-related underemployment, female in Latin America & Caribbean was 7.9% 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 Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 10.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest time-related underemployment, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9% in 2014.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for time-related underemployment, female?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 2nd out of 13 groups with data for 2024.
- Is time-related underemployment, female rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean 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.