Time-related underemployment, male in Germany
Germany: Time-related underemployment, male was 0.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Time-related underemployment, male in Germany, 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
Germany recorded 0.9% for time-related underemployment, male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 69.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time-related underemployment, male in Germany peaked at 4.8% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2024.
Germany ranks 82nd of 103 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Time-related underemployment, male in Germany, year by year
| Year | % of employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1.3% | — |
| 2006 | 1.5% | +18.9% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | -19.6% |
| 2008 | 4.0% | +229.1% |
| 2009 | 4.8% | +18.0% |
| 2010 | 4.6% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 3.5% | -23.2% |
| 2012 | 3.3% | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 3.2% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 2.9% | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 2.8% | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 2.5% | -9.3% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | -9.8% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 2.4% | +14.5% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | -55.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | -12.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.9% | -5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.6% | 1.2% | 4.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 2.1% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 0.9% | 2.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 79 Romania 1.3% compare
- 80 Malaysia 1.1% compare
- 81 United States of America 0.9% compare
- 83 Macau, China 0.9% compare
- 84 Kyrgyzstan 0.9% compare
- 85 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.9% compare
More gender data for Germany
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 11,292 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.9917 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 344,036 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 363,213 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 348,332 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 367,516 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 355,306 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 374,750 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 376,950 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 397,467 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time-related underemployment, male in Germany?
- Time-related underemployment, male in Germany was 0.9% 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8% in 2009.
- What is the lowest time-related underemployment, male recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2024.
- How does Germany rank for time-related underemployment, male?
- Germany ranks 82nd out of 103 countries with data for 2024.
- Is time-related underemployment, male rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany 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.