Time-related underemployment, male in Switzerland
Switzerland: Time-related underemployment, male was 2.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Time-related underemployment, male in Switzerland, 1991–2024
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 Switzerland stood at 2.5%.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time-related underemployment, male in Switzerland peaked at 3.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1994.
That places Switzerland 57th out of 103 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Time-related underemployment, male in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % of employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.2% | — |
| 1992 | 0.3% | +52.7% |
| 1993 | 0.3% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | -39.2% |
| 1995 | 0.3% | +57.0% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | +374.8% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | +28.2% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | +27.1% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 2.1% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | -10.1% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | +11.7% |
| 2013 | 2.5% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 2.8% | +12.4% |
| 2015 | 3.0% | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 2.9% | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 3.2% | +9.3% |
| 2018 | 2.9% | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 3.1% | +8.9% |
| 2020 | 3.1% | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | -44.3% |
| 2023 | 2.4% | +43.4% |
| 2024 | 2.5% | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.3% | 2.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 2.1% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 1.7% | 3.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More gender data for Switzerland
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,307 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.7842 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 7,823 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 7,823 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.4582 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 40,521 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 42,553 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 41,261 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 43,323 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 41,297 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time-related underemployment, male in Switzerland?
- Time-related underemployment, male in Switzerland was 2.5% 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 3.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest time-related underemployment, male recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1994.
- How does Switzerland rank for time-related underemployment, male?
- Switzerland ranks 57th out of 103 countries with data for 2024.
- Is time-related underemployment, male rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.