Time-related underemployment, male in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Time-related underemployment, male was 1.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Time-related underemployment, male in Hong Kong, China, 2009–2024
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 Hong Kong, China stood at 1.6%.
That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and down 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time-related underemployment, male in Hong Kong, China peaked at 4.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2023.
Hong Kong, China ranks 72nd of 103 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Time-related underemployment, male in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | % of employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 3.3% | — |
| 2010 | 2.7% | -18.2% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | -12.4% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 2.2% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 2.1% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | -14.0% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 4.1% | +158.3% |
| 2021 | 3.2% | -22.2% |
| 2022 | 3.0% | -8.1% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | -46.8% |
| 2024 | 1.6% | +4.9% |
Hong Kong, China compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong, China's 1.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.7%, 62% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong, China's 1.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.8%, 91% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Time-related underemployment, male in Hong Kong, China 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +158.3% | 1.6% | 4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.3% | 3.3% | 3.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 1.6% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 1.6% | 4.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China
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- 74 Lithuania 1.4% compare
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More gender data for Hong Kong, China
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 638.47 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -3.43 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 6,614 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 6,614 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.1704 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 19,031 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 20,496 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 19,442 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 20,967 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 19,926 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time-related underemployment, male in Hong Kong, China?
- Time-related underemployment, male in Hong Kong, China was 1.6% 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 Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 4.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest time-related underemployment, male recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2023.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for time-related underemployment, male?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 72nd out of 103 countries with data for 2024.
- Is time-related underemployment, male rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hong Kong, China 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.