Time-related underemployment, male in France
France: Time-related underemployment, male was 7.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Time-related underemployment, male in France, 1998–2024
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, male in France stood at 7.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time-related underemployment, male in France peaked at 7.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2001.
That places France 11th out of 103 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Time-related underemployment, male in France, year by year
| Year | % of employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.0% | — |
| 1999 | 0.8% | -22.0% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 0.6% | -18.3% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 3.8% | +525.2% |
| 2004 | 4.5% | +15.9% |
| 2005 | 4.0% | -9.5% |
| 2006 | 4.2% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 6.6% | +56.8% |
| 2008 | 5.3% | -19.6% |
| 2009 | 5.8% | +9.9% |
| 2010 | 5.7% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 5.3% | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 5.4% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 7.1% | +30.9% |
| 2014 | 7.2% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 7.5% | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 6.8% | -8.2% |
| 2017 | 6.6% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 6.3% | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 6.0% | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 6.6% | +11.3% |
| 2021 | 7.4% | +12.5% |
| 2022 | 6.8% | -8.9% |
| 2023 | 7.1% | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 7.1% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 0.6% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 5.3% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.0% | 6.6% | 7.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
More gender data for France
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 10,528 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.9027 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 58,516 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 58,516 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.327 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 310,512 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 325,288 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 312,212 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 326,662 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 325,263 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time-related underemployment, male in France?
- Time-related underemployment, male in France was 7.1% 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 France?
- The highest recorded value was 7.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest time-related underemployment, male recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2001.
- How does France rank for time-related underemployment, male?
- France ranks 11th out of 103 countries with data for 2024.
- Is time-related underemployment, male rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France 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.