Time-related underemployment, female in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Time-related underemployment, female was 3.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Time-related underemployment, female in Post-demographic dividend, 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
Post-demographic dividend recorded 3.2% for time-related underemployment, female in 2024.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 35.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time-related underemployment, female in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 5.2% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2005.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Time-related underemployment, female in Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3.2% | — |
| 2006 | 3.2% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 3.5% | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 4.4% | +24.7% |
| 2009 | 5.2% | +19.7% |
| 2010 | 5.1% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 4.4% | -13.4% |
| 2012 | 4.8% | +9.6% |
| 2013 | 5.1% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 5.0% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 4.8% | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 4.5% | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 4.3% | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 3.9% | -8.7% |
| 2019 | 3.8% | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 4.8% | +28.8% |
| 2021 | 3.9% | -19.3% |
| 2022 | 3.4% | -13.8% |
| 2023 | 3.2% | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 3.2% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.9% | 3.2% | 5.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 3.8% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 3.2% | 4.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
More gender data for Post-demographic dividend
- Labor force, female 260.64 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.2301 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 0.235 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 8.26 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 89.0% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 16.78 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 16.01 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 31.5% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) 90.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time-related underemployment, female in Post-demographic dividend?
- Time-related underemployment, female in Post-demographic dividend was 3.2% 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 Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2% in 2009.
- What is the lowest time-related underemployment, female recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2005.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for time-related underemployment, female?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 10th out of 13 groups with data for 2024.
- Is time-related underemployment, female rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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.