Belgium vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional

Belgium
35.8 Hour
in 2026
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
36.6 Hour
in 2020
Belgium rank
36th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
34th

Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional over time

  • Belgium
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
010203040200820172026

How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 36.6 Hour against 35.8 Hour in Belgium, a difference of 0.8 Hour.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2008 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

Belgium ranks 36th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 34th of 45 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
2000s 36.65 Hour 36.65 Hour 0 Hour Belgium
2010s 37.09 Hour 36.54 Hour 0.55 Hour Belgium
2020s 37.1 Hour 36.6 Hour 0.5 Hour Belgium

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 professional, Belgium or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 36.6 Hour against 35.8 Hour in Belgium as of 2020.
What is the difference in average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional between Belgium and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.8 Hour, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
13 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2020.
How do Belgium and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional?
Belgium ranks 36th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 34th of 45 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Eurostat, published as Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional status, full-time/part-time employment and economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) (2008-2026) - quarterly data. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Belgium vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional. Statizoid, drawing on Eurostat. Retrieved 08 September 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/compare/average-usual-weekly-hours-worked-in-the-main-job-by-professional-status-full-time-part-2/belgium/united-kingdom/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://labour.statizoid.com/compare/average-usual-weekly-hours-worked-in-the-main-job-by-professional-status-full-time-part-2/belgium/united-kingdom/">Belgium vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional status, full-time/part-time employment and economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) (2008-2026) - quarterly data
Unit
Hour
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
47 places, 853 data points, 2008–2026
Last refreshed