Time-related underemployment, male in Europe & Central Asia
Europe & Central Asia: Time-related underemployment, male was 3.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Time-related underemployment, male in Europe & Central Asia, 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
The most recent figure for time-related underemployment, male in Europe & Central Asia is 3.4%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.6% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time-related underemployment, male in Europe & Central Asia peaked at 4.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2006.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Time-related underemployment, male in Europe & Central Asia, year by year
| Year | % of employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 2.3% | — |
| 2007 | 2.4% | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 2.8% | +16.7% |
| 2009 | 3.2% | +11.9% |
| 2010 | 3.1% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 3.0% | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 3.1% | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 3.5% | +11.2% |
| 2014 | 3.5% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 3.1% | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 3.3% | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 3.1% | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 4.1% | +37.2% |
| 2021 | 3.7% | -10.9% |
| 2022 | 3.2% | -13.7% |
| 2023 | 3.1% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 3.4% | +10.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.7% | 2.3% | 3.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 3.0% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 3.1% | 4.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia
More gender data for Europe & Central Asia
- Labor force, female 195.42 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.2096 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate -0.066 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 7.08 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 113.5% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 16.26 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 15.91 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 27.2% (2025)
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 9.0% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time-related underemployment, male in Europe & Central Asia?
- Time-related underemployment, male in Europe & Central Asia was 3.4% 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, male recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest time-related underemployment, male recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2006.
- How does Europe & Central Asia rank for time-related underemployment, male?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 4th out of 13 groups with data for 2024.
- Is time-related underemployment, male rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia 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, male (% 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.