Time-related underemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) in World: Lower-middle income excluding India

World: Lower-middle income excluding India: Time-related underemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) was 5.61 in 2027. ▲ Rising

Latest (2027)
5.61
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
29th
of 87 groups
All-time high
6.29
in 2021
All-time low
5.33
in 2007
Years of data
23
2005–2027

Time-related underemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) in World: Lower-middle income excluding India, 2005–2027

02462005201620272005: 5.42006: 5.42007: 5.32008: 5.42009: 5.52010: 5.52011: 5.52012: 5.82013: 5.62014: 5.62015: 5.72016: 5.72017: 5.62018: 5.62019: 5.52020: 6.22021: 6.32022: 5.82023: 5.62024: 5.62025: 5.62026: 5.62027: 5.6

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

In 2027, time-related underemployment rate (ilo modelled estimates) in World: Lower-middle income excluding India stood at 5.61.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, time-related underemployment rate (ilo modelled estimates) in World: Lower-middle income excluding India peaked at 6.29 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.33, in 2007.

That places World: Lower-middle income excluding India 29th out of 87 groups with data for 2027, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Time-related underemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) in World: Lower-middle income excluding India, year by year

Annual values for Time-related underemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) in World: Lower-middle income excluding India, 2005 to 2027.
Year Value Change
2005 5.43
2006 5.36 -1.2%
2007 5.33 -0.6%
2008 5.37 +0.9%
2009 5.5 +2.3%
2010 5.51 +0.2%
2011 5.55 +0.7%
2012 5.76 +3.8%
2013 5.64 -2.2%
2014 5.63 -0.1%
2015 5.7 +1.2%
2016 5.7 +0.1%
2017 5.59 -2.0%
2018 5.59 +0.1%
2019 5.47 -2.3%
2020 6.25 +14.2%
2021 6.29 +0.8%
2022 5.81 -7.7%
2023 5.63 -3.1%
2024 5.55 -1.3%
2025 5.57 +0.3%
2026 5.59 +0.3%
2027 5.61 +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5.4 5.33 5.5 5
2010s 5.61 5.47 5.76 10
2020s 5.79 5.55 6.29 8

Countries ranked near World: Lower-middle income excluding India

  1. 26 Uruguay 8.97 compare
  2. 27 Guyana 8.92 compare
  3. 28 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 8.76 compare
  4. 29 South Sudan 8.65 compare
  5. 30 Gabon 8.65 compare
  6. 31 Djibouti 8.49 compare
  7. 32 Finland 8.34 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is time-related underemployment rate (ilo modelled estimates) in World: Lower-middle income excluding India?
Time-related underemployment rate (ilo modelled estimates) in World: Lower-middle income excluding India was 5.61 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest time-related underemployment rate (ilo modelled estimates) recorded in World: Lower-middle income excluding India?
The highest recorded value was 6.29 in 2021.
What is the lowest time-related underemployment rate (ilo modelled estimates) recorded in World: Lower-middle income excluding India?
The lowest recorded value was 5.33 in 2007.
How does World: Lower-middle income excluding India rank for time-related underemployment rate (ilo modelled estimates)?
World: Lower-middle income excluding India ranks 29th out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
Is time-related underemployment rate (ilo modelled estimates) rising or falling in World: Lower-middle income excluding India?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this World: Lower-middle income excluding India 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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Indicator
Time-related underemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) (15+)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
276 places, 6,324 data points, 2005–2027
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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.