Austria vs Belgium: Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional
Austria
35.5 Hour
in 2025
Belgium
35.9 Hour
in 2025
Austria rank
37th
Belgium rank
36th
Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional over time
- Austria
- Belgium
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 35.9 Hour against 35.5 Hour in Austria, a difference of 0.4 Hour.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 37th and Belgium ranks 36th of 45 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and Belgium in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Belgium | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.78 Hour | 37.56 Hour | 1.22 Hour | Austria |
| 2000s | 38.58 Hour | 37.08 Hour | 1.5 Hour | Austria |
| 2010s | 36.91 Hour | 37.09 Hour | 0.18 Hour | Belgium |
| 2020s | 35.73 Hour | 36.4 Hour | 0.6667 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, Austria or Belgium?
- Belgium, at 35.9 Hour against 35.5 Hour in Austria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional between Austria and Belgium?
- 0.4 Hour, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Belgium?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Belgium rank globally for average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional?
- Austria ranks 37th and Belgium ranks 36th 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 occupation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.