Belgium vs United Kingdom: Part time employment, female
Belgium
38.9%
in 2024
United Kingdom
36.8%
in 2025
Belgium rank
38th
United Kingdom rank
41st
Part time employment, female over time
- Belgium
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 38.9% against 36.8% in United Kingdom, a difference of 2.1%.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1983 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Belgium ranks 38th and United Kingdom ranks 41st of 111 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.3% | 44.1% | 21.8% | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 30.3% | 44.2% | 13.9% | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 40.0% | 43.2% | 3.3% | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 42.3% | 42.3% | 0.0% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 39.3% | 37.8% | 1.5% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher part time employment, female, Belgium or United Kingdom?
- Belgium, at 38.9% against 36.8% in United Kingdom as of 2024.
- What is the difference in part time employment, female between Belgium and United Kingdom?
- 2.1%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and United Kingdom?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and United Kingdom rank globally for part time employment, female?
- Belgium ranks 38th and United Kingdom ranks 41st of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Part time employment, female (% of total female employment). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Part-time employment rate represents the percentage of employment that is part time. Part time employment in this series is based on a common definition of less than 35 actual weekly hours worked.