Belgium vs Ireland: Part time employment, total (% of total employment)
Belgium
43.6%
in 2024
Ireland
43.4%
in 2024
Belgium rank
14th
Ireland rank
15th
Part time employment, total (% of total employment) over time
- Belgium
- Ireland
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 43.6% against 43.4% in Ireland, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 14th and Ireland ranks 15th of 115 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 3 and Ireland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.6% | 19.2% | 1.6% | Ireland |
| 1990s | 24.4% | 29.7% | 5.3% | Ireland |
| 2000s | 39.2% | 34.9% | 4.3% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 39.7% | 39.6% | 0.0% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 43.1% | 39.1% | 4.0% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher part time employment, total, Belgium or Ireland?
- Belgium, at 43.6% against 43.4% in Ireland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in part time employment, total between Belgium and Ireland?
- 0.2%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Ireland?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Ireland rank globally for part time employment, total?
- Belgium ranks 14th and Ireland ranks 15th 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.