Belgium vs Germany: Part time employment, total (% of total employment)
Belgium
43.6%
in 2024
Germany
44.5%
in 2024
Belgium rank
14th
Germany rank
13th
Part time employment, total (% of total employment) over time
- Belgium
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 44.5% against 43.6% in Belgium, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Germany ahead.
Belgium ranks 14th and Germany ranks 13th of 115 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Germany in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.6% | 18.2% | 0.6% | Germany |
| 1990s | 24.4% | 22.1% | 2.2% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 39.2% | 31.8% | 7.4% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 39.7% | 40.2% | 0.6% | Germany |
| 2020s | 43.1% | 43.5% | 0.4% | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher part time employment, total, Belgium or Germany?
- Germany, at 44.5% against 43.6% in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in part time employment, total between Belgium and Germany?
- 0.9%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Germany?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Germany rank globally for part time employment, total?
- Belgium ranks 14th and Germany ranks 13th of 115 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Part time employment, total (% of total 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.