Time-related underemployment, female in OECD members
OECD members: Time-related underemployment, female was 3.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Time-related underemployment, female in OECD members, 2005–2024
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 OECD members is 3.6%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and down 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time-related underemployment, female in OECD members peaked at 5.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2006.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Time-related underemployment, female in OECD members, year by year
| Year | % of employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3.6% | — |
| 2006 | 3.2% | -10.0% |
| 2007 | 3.7% | +14.5% |
| 2008 | 4.4% | +19.0% |
| 2009 | 5.6% | +27.7% |
| 2010 | 5.7% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 5.2% | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 5.6% | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 5.7% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 5.3% | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 5.2% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 4.9% | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 4.7% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 4.2% | -11.5% |
| 2019 | 4.1% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 4.9% | +20.2% |
| 2021 | 4.2% | -13.1% |
| 2022 | 3.6% | -15.1% |
| 2023 | 3.5% | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 3.6% | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.1% | 3.2% | 5.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 4.1% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 3.5% | 4.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
More gender data for OECD members
- Labor force, female 318.09 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.2268 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 0.4583 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 8.86 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 102.5% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 16.63 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 16.02 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 36.1% (2025)
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 8.1% (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time-related underemployment, female in OECD members?
- Time-related underemployment, female in OECD members was 3.6% 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 5.7% in 2013.
- What is the lowest time-related underemployment, female recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2006.
- How does OECD members rank for time-related underemployment, female?
- OECD members ranks 7th out of 13 groups with data for 2024.
- Is time-related underemployment, female rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD members 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.