Data for 2014
Composite Rate of Labour Underutilisation (LU4), 2014
2014, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Composite Rate of Labour Underutilisation (LU4), 2014 covers 66 countries on 3 measures. Albania is highest, at 42.89; Thailand is lowest, at 1.52. The middle country reads 15.53.
Composite Rate of Labour Underutilisation (LU4) · Data for 2014
HighestAlbania
42.89
LowestThailand
1.52Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the lowest end. A higher value is the worse result.
01Position · derived
The table
Every country and every column of Composite Rate of Labour Underutilisation (LU4), 2014, as published. ILO ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 66 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe | 42.89 | 46.33 | 39.97 | — |
| 2 |  ArmeniaARMWestern Asia | 39.93 | 45.23 | 34.33 | Break in series |
| 3 |  Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe | 39.19 | 45.18 | 34.97 | — |
| 4 |  South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa | 38.10 | 42.38 | 34.40 | — |
| 5 |  RwandaRWAEastern Africa | 37.88 | 37.71 | 38.09 | Break in series |
| 6 |  SpainESPSouthern Europe | 35.99 | 41.45 | 31.11 | — |
| 7 |  SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe | 34.41 | 36.00 | 33.13 | Break in series |
| 8 |  GreeceGRCSouthern Europe | 34.16 | 39.77 | 29.63 | — |
| 9 |  North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe | 33.89 | 35.16 | 33.02 | — |
| 10 |  YemenYEMWestern Asia | 32.15 | 67.88 | 26.02 | Break in series |
| 11 |  CyprusCYPWestern Asia | 31.91 | 32.15 | 31.67 | — |
| 12 |  AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia | 29.17 | 39.02 | 25.37 | — |
| 13 |  ComorosCOMEastern Africa | 28.98 | 39.28 | 20.78 | — |
| 14 |  MontenegroMNESouthern Europe | 28.35 | 28.81 | 27.97 | — |
| 15 |  CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe | 27.10 | 29.28 | 25.13 | — |
| 16 |  ItalyITASouthern Europe | 26.80 | 31.58 | 22.98 | — |
| 17 |  PortugalPRTSouthern Europe | 25.96 | 27.88 | 24.10 | — |
| 18 |  Costa RicaCRICentral America | 25.54 | 34.07 | 19.45 | — |
| 19 |  ChileCHLSouth America | 25.32 | 31.09 | 20.89 | — |
| 20 |  FranceFRAWestern Europe | 21.49 | 23.85 | 19.28 | — |
| 21 |  Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa | 20.65 | 20.78 | 20.51 | — |
| 22 |  IrelandIRLNorthern Europe | 20.60 | 20.41 | 20.76 | — |
| 23 |  FinlandFINNorthern Europe | 19.10 | 19.14 | 19.06 | — |
| 24 |  LatviaLVANorthern Europe | 18.91 | 18.72 | 19.10 | — |
| 25 |  BulgariaBGREastern Europe | 18.84 | 17.88 | 19.67 | — |
| 26 |  NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe | 18.57 | 22.35 | 15.27 | — |
| 27 |  SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe | 18.53 | 20.19 | 17.10 | — |
| 28 |  MicronesiaFSMMicronesia | 17.93 | 22.83 | 14.34 | — |
| 29 |  ParaguayPRYSouth America | 17.40 | 22.14 | 13.23 | — |
| 30 |  UruguayURYSouth America | 16.86 | 21.45 | 12.90 | — |
| 31 |  ColombiaCOLSouth America | 15.97 | 21.04 | 12.16 | — |
| 32 |  SwedenSWENorthern Europe | 15.67 | 16.92 | 14.54 | — |
| 33 |  BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia | 15.55 | 17.97 | 13.65 | Break in series |
| 34 |  United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe | 15.52 | 17.48 | 13.78 | — |
| 35 |  PolandPOLEastern Europe | 15.43 | 17.68 | 13.57 | — |
| 36 |  SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe | 14.85 | 16.98 | 13.08 | — |
| 37 |  BelgiumBELWestern Europe | 14.63 | 15.71 | 13.70 | — |
| 38 |  LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe | 14.43 | 13.51 | 15.36 | — |
| 39 |  BrazilBRASouth America | 14.42 | 18.41 | 11.37 | — |
| 40 |  BelizeBLZCentral America | 14.35 | 23.59 | 8.43 | — |
| 41 |  IcelandISLNorthern Europe | 13.89 | 15.55 | 12.36 | — |
| 42 |  AustriaAUTWestern Europe | 13.70 | 15.63 | 11.98 | — |
| 43 |  El SalvadorSLVCentral America | 13.64 | 12.75 | 14.27 | — |
| 44 |  LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe | 13.55 | 16.97 | 10.65 | — |
| 45 |  HungaryHUNEastern Europe | 13.35 | 14.11 | 12.70 | — |
| 46 |  RomaniaROUEastern Europe | 13.08 | 12.29 | 13.69 | — |
| 47 |  EstoniaESTNorthern Europe | 12.90 | 12.97 | 12.82 | — |
| 48 |  KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia | 12.13 | 15.37 | 9.82 | — |
| 49 |  DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe | 12.09 | 13.18 | 11.11 | — |
| 50 |  MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 11.87 | 16.81 | 8.66 | — |
| 51 |  ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa | 11.44 | 15.01 | 7.45 | — |
| 52 |  GermanyDEUWestern Europe | 11.21 | 12.98 | 9.67 | — |
| 53 |  MaltaMLTSouthern Europe | 10.98 | 11.55 | 10.61 | — |
| 54 |  CanadaCANNorthern America | 9.40 | 9.40 | 9.41 | — |
| 55 |  BurundiBDIEastern Africa | 9.32 | 8.33 | 10.51 | — |
| 56 |  GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 9.31 | 13.29 | 7.11 | Break in series |
| 57 |  PanamaPANCentral America | 9.26 | 10.36 | 8.51 | — |
| 58 |  NorwayNORNorthern Europe | 9.07 | 10.17 | 8.09 | — |
| 59 |  United StatesUSANorthern America | 8.25 | 8.06 | 8.42 | — |
| 60 |  CzechiaCZEEastern Europe | 8.00 | 10.10 | 6.34 | — |
| 61 |  BoliviaBOLSouth America | 7.99 | 11.00 | 5.52 | — |
| 62 |  Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia | 6.29 | 9.28 | 4.68 | — |
| 63 |  MoldovaMDAEastern Europe | 5.48 | 4.55 | 6.53 | — |
| 64 |  South KoreaKOREastern Asia | 4.54 | 4.52 | 4.56 | — |
| 65 |  VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia | 4.21 | 4.00 | 4.41 | — |
| 66 | ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia | 1.52 | 1.37 | 1.65 | — |
02In 2014
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Highest
- 1Albania42.89
- 2Armenia39.93
- 3Bosnia and Herzegovina39.19
- 4South Africa38.10
- 5Rwanda37.88
Lowest
- 66Thailand1.52
- 65Vietnam4.21
- 64South Korea4.54
- 63Moldova5.48
- 62Sri Lanka6.29
A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 15.53. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
Each measure’s ends
03Caveats
Read before you use
What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.
One year of the 2026 release
Every year in this series comes from ILO’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 2014.
The position is ours
ILO publishes values only. The order here sorts the published values, and the page says so wherever it prints one.
Which end is better
A higher value is the worse result.
60 empty cells
An empty cell means the publisher gave no figure. It is never a zero.
Some readings carry a flag
ILO marks readings it considers estimates or provisional. The flags in this file: Break in series.
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International Labour Organization (ILO) (2014). Composite Rate of Labour Underutilisation (LU4), 2014 [data set], describing 2014. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/labour-underutilisation/2014
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06Questions
Composite Rate of Labour Underutilisation (LU4), 2014: questions and answers
Which country has the highest labour underutilisation in Composite Rate of Labour Underutilisation (LU4), 2014?
Albania, at 42.89, of the 66 countries in the file.
What year does Composite Rate of Labour Underutilisation (LU4), 2014 describe?
2014.
How many countries does Composite Rate of Labour Underutilisation (LU4), 2014 cover?
66.
Where can I download Composite Rate of Labour Underutilisation (LU4), 2014?
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Is Composite Rate of Labour Underutilisation (LU4), 2014 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Composite Rate of Labour Underutilisation (LU4), 2024.