Belgium vs Italy: Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by NUTS 2 region
Belgium
35.9 Hour
in 2025
Italy
37.2 Hour
in 2025
Belgium rank
36th
Italy rank
32nd
Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by NUTS 2 region over time
- Belgium
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 37.2 Hour against 35.9 Hour in Belgium, a difference of 1.3 Hour.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Italy ahead.
Belgium ranks 36th and Italy ranks 32nd of 48 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.2 Hour | 39.2 Hour | 2 Hour | Italy |
| 2000s | 37.08 Hour | 38.68 Hour | 1.6 Hour | Italy |
| 2010s | 37.11 Hour | 37.18 Hour | 0.07 Hour | Italy |
| 2020s | 36.4 Hour | 37.17 Hour | 0.7667 Hour | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by nuts 2 region, Belgium or Italy?
- Italy, at 37.2 Hour against 35.9 Hour in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by nuts 2 region between Belgium and Italy?
- 1.3 Hour, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Italy?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Italy rank globally for average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by nuts 2 region?
- Belgium ranks 36th and Italy ranks 32nd of 48 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.