Time-related underemployment, female (% of employment) in Moldova
Moldova: Time-related underemployment, female (% of employment) was 1.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Time-related underemployment, female in Moldova, 2006–2024
Source: International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/. Measured in % of employment.
Analysis
In 2024, time-related underemployment, female in Moldova stood at 1.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.2% on the previous year and down 62.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time-related underemployment, female in Moldova peaked at 4.7% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2022.
Moldova ranks 78th of 103 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Time-related underemployment, female (% of employment) in Moldova, year by year
| Year | % of employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 4.7% | — |
| 2007 | 4.4% | -7.6% |
| 2008 | 3.9% | -9.6% |
| 2009 | 3.7% | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 4.2% | +12.7% |
| 2011 | 3.5% | -17.2% |
| 2012 | 3.0% | -13.2% |
| 2013 | 3.3% | +9.0% |
| 2014 | 3.2% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | -21.5% |
| 2016 | 2.9% | +16.4% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | -11.8% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | -49.5% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | +14.8% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | +26.7% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | -35.0% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | -7.8% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | +21.5% |
| 2024 | 1.2% | -13.2% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 1.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.6%, 33% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 1.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.4%, 35% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.2% | 3.7% | 4.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 1.3% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More gender data for Moldova
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 492.95 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -4.19 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 2,352 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 2,352 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.3246 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 14,841 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 15,766 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 15,090 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 16,044 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 15,279 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time-related underemployment, female in Moldova?
- Time-related underemployment, female in Moldova was 1.2% 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 Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 4.7% in 2006.
- What is the lowest time-related underemployment, female recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2022.
- How does Moldova rank for time-related underemployment, female?
- Moldova ranks 78th out of 103 countries with data for 2024.
- Is time-related underemployment, female rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Moldova 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.