Belgium vs Ireland: Percentage of employed adults working from home by number of children
Belgium
11.8%
in 2025
Ireland
13.1%
in 2025
Belgium rank
11th
Ireland rank
10th
Percentage of employed adults working from home by number of children over time
- Belgium
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 13.1% against 11.8% in Belgium, a difference of 1.3%.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 11th and Ireland ranks 10th of 42 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Ireland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.4% | 3.9% | 3.6% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 8.6% | 4.3% | 4.2% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 12.6% | 13.5% | 0.9% | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of employed adults working from home by number of children, Belgium or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 13.1% against 11.8% in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in percentage of employed adults working from home by number of children between Belgium and Ireland?
- 1.3%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Ireland?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Ireland rank globally for percentage of employed adults working from home by number of children?
- Belgium ranks 11th and Ireland ranks 10th of 42 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Percentage of employed adults working from home by number of children and age of youngest child. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.