Time-related underemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) in World: High income
World: High income: Time-related underemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) was 2.48 in 2027. ▼ Falling
Time-related underemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) in World: High income, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2027, time-related underemployment rate (ilo modelled estimates) in World: High income stood at 2.48.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time-related underemployment rate (ilo modelled estimates) in World: High income peaked at 3.95 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2.47, in 2024.
That places World: High income 74th out of 87 groups with data for 2027, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Time-related underemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) in World: High income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2.91 | — |
| 2006 | 2.92 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 2.96 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 3.37 | +13.7% |
| 2009 | 3.95 | +17.4% |
| 2010 | 3.78 | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 3.59 | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 3.61 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 3.72 | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 3.6 | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 3.47 | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 3.31 | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 3.17 | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 2.85 | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 2.79 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 3.69 | +32.4% |
| 2021 | 2.97 | -19.5% |
| 2022 | 2.57 | -13.7% |
| 2023 | 2.47 | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 2.47 | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 2.47 | +0.3% |
| 2026 | 2.48 | +0.5% |
| 2027 | 2.48 | -0.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Time-related underemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) in World: High income 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 | +32.4% | 2.79 | 3.69 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.22 | 2.91 | 3.95 | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.39 | 2.79 | 3.78 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.7 | 2.47 | 3.69 | 8 |
Countries ranked near World: High income
- 71 Georgia 6.53 compare
- 72 Burundi 6.48 compare
- 73 Puerto Rico 6.38 compare
- 74 Cuba 6.26 compare
- 75 Sao Tome and Principe 6.23 compare
- 76 Netherlands 6.04 compare
- 77 Spain 5.96 compare
More work & labour data for World: High income
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 733,222 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 60.52 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 478,257 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.41 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.03 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 123,874 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 89,163 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 57.85 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.01 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate -0.0093 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time-related underemployment rate (ilo modelled estimates) in World: High income?
- Time-related underemployment rate (ilo modelled estimates) in World: High income was 2.48 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest time-related underemployment rate (ilo modelled estimates) recorded in World: High income?
- The highest recorded value was 3.95 in 2009.
- What is the lowest time-related underemployment rate (ilo modelled estimates) recorded in World: High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.47 in 2024.
- How does World: High income rank for time-related underemployment rate (ilo modelled estimates)?
- World: High income ranks 74th out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
- Is time-related underemployment rate (ilo modelled estimates) rising or falling in World: High income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World: High income data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Time-related underemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) (15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. The time-related underemployment rate conveys the number of persons in time-related underemployment as a percent of the total number of persons in employment. Persons in time-related underemployment comprise all persons in employment, who satisfy the following three criteria during the reference period: a) are willing to work additional hours; b) are available to work additional hours i.e., are ready, within a specified subsequent period, to work additional hours, given opportunities for additional work; and c) worked less than a threshold relating to working time i.e., persons whose hours actually worked in all jobs during the reference period were below a threshold, to be chosen according to national circumstances. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.