Time-related underemployment, female (% of employment) in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Time-related underemployment, female (% of employment) was 6.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Time-related underemployment, female in United Kingdom, 1999–2025
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 2025, time-related underemployment, female in United Kingdom stood at 6.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.7% on the previous year and down 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time-related underemployment, female in United Kingdom peaked at 9.4% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2004.
United Kingdom ranks 25th of 103 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Time-related underemployment, female (% of employment) in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | % of employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.7% | — |
| 2000 | 1.5% | -13.2% |
| 2001 | 1.1% | -22.6% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | -7.8% |
| 2005 | 6.1% | +462.4% |
| 2006 | 6.4% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 6.7% | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 6.7% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 8.2% | +21.5% |
| 2010 | 8.7% | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 9.1% | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 9.4% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 9.0% | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 8.8% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 8.1% | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 7.3% | -10.0% |
| 2017 | 7.1% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 6.5% | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 6.4% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 7.5% | +17.7% |
| 2021 | 7.1% | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 5.7% | -19.3% |
| 2023 | 5.7% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 5.7% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 6.3% | +9.7% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 6.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.7%, 1.7× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 6.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.4%, 1.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Time-related underemployment, female (% of employment) in United Kingdom changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +462.4% | 1.1% | 6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 4.0% | 1.1% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 6.4% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.3% | 5.7% | 7.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More gender data for United Kingdom
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 11,226 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.9161 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 60,060 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 60,060 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.7034 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 335,907 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 353,938 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 340,922 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 359,075 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 343,706 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time-related underemployment, female in United Kingdom?
- Time-related underemployment, female in United Kingdom was 6.3% in 2025, 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 United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 9.4% in 2012.
- What is the lowest time-related underemployment, female recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2004.
- How does United Kingdom rank for time-related underemployment, female?
- United Kingdom ranks 25th out of 103 countries with data for 2025.
- Is time-related underemployment, female rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.