Belgium vs Portugal: Long usual weekly working hours — Employment
Long usual weekly working hours — Employment over time
- Belgium
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 456.75 Persons against 433.89 Persons in Belgium, a difference of 22.86 Persons.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Portugal ahead.
Belgium ranks 21st and Portugal ranks 19th of 40 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 401.92 Persons | 773.72 Persons | 371.81 Persons | Portugal |
| 1990s | 366.18 Persons | 722.31 Persons | 356.13 Persons | Portugal |
| 2000s | 377.36 Persons | 524.65 Persons | 147.29 Persons | Portugal |
| 2010s | 442.41 Persons | 483.18 Persons | 40.77 Persons | Portugal |
| 2020s | 441.58 Persons | 438.27 Persons | 3.31 Persons | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher long usual weekly working hours — employment, Belgium or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 456.75 Persons against 433.89 Persons in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in long usual weekly working hours — employment between Belgium and Portugal?
- 22.86 Persons, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Portugal?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Portugal rank globally for long usual weekly working hours — employment?
- Belgium ranks 21st and Portugal ranks 19th 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
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.