Belgium vs New Zealand: Long usual weekly working hours — Employment

Belgium
433.89 Persons
in 2025
New Zealand
400.96 Persons
in 2025
Belgium rank
21st
New Zealand rank
22nd

Long usual weekly working hours — Employment over time

  • Belgium
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

Belgium currently reports 433.89 Persons against 400.96 Persons in New Zealand, a difference of 32.93 Persons.

That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 21st and New Zealand ranks 22nd of 40 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 3 and New Zealand in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium New Zealand Difference Ahead
1980s 401.92 Persons 265.4 Persons 136.52 Persons Belgium
1990s 366.18 Persons 330.81 Persons 35.37 Persons Belgium
2000s 377.36 Persons 383.7 Persons 6.34 Persons New Zealand
2010s 442.41 Persons 398.79 Persons 43.62 Persons Belgium
2020s 441.58 Persons 449.74 Persons 8.16 Persons New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher long usual weekly working hours — employment, Belgium or New Zealand?
Belgium, at 433.89 Persons against 400.96 Persons in New Zealand as of 2025.
What is the difference in long usual weekly working hours — employment between Belgium and New Zealand?
32.93 Persons, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and New Zealand?
40 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2025.
How do Belgium and New Zealand rank globally for long usual weekly working hours — employment?
Belgium ranks 21st and New Zealand ranks 22nd of 40 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Long usual weekly working hours — Employment. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Long usual weekly working hours — Employment
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
56 places, 1,768 data points, 1976–2025
Last refreshed

This dataset contains data on employment by long hour bands (50 and over, 60 and over) for usual weekly hours worked in the main job. Actual hours of work instead of usual hours of work are only available in some countries (Japan and Korea). Data are broken down by professional status - employees, total employment - by sex and age groups. Detailed notes and sources can be found in LFS_NOTES_SOURCES. In order to facilitate analysis and comparisons over time, historical data for OECD members have been provided over as long a period as possible, often even before a country became a member of the Organisation. Information on the membership dates of all OECD countries can be found at OECD Ratification Dates.