Part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data in Belgium

Belgium: Part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data was 1,401 in 2026. ▲ Rising

Latest (2026)
1,401
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
10th
of 45 countries
All-time high
1,401
in 2026
All-time low
1,083
in 2009
Years of data
18
2009–2026

Part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data in Belgium, 2009–2026

05001.0k1.5k2009201720262009: 1.1k2010: 1.1k2011: 1.1k2012: 1.1k2013: 1.1k2014: 1.1k2015: 1.1k2016: 1.2k2017: 1.2k2018: 1.2k2019: 1.2k2020: 1.2k2021: 1.2k2022: 1.2k2023: 1.2k2024: 1.3k2025: 1.4k2026: 1.4k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Belgium recorded 1,401 for part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data in 2026. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data in Belgium peaked at 1,401 in 2026 and was at its lowest, 1,083, in 2009.

Belgium ranks 10th of 45 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data in Belgium, year by year

Annual values for Part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data in Belgium, 2009 to 2026.
Year Value Change
2009 1,083 —
2010 1,108 +2.3%
2011 1,133 +2.3%
2012 1,115 -1.6%
2013 1,102 -1.2%
2014 1,106 +0.4%
2015 1,102 -0.4%
2016 1,181 +7.2%
2017 1,173 -0.7%
2018 1,186 +1.1%
2019 1,236 +4.2%
2020 1,170 -5.3%
2021 1,217 +4.0%
2022 1,230 +1.1%
2023 1,216 -1.1%
2024 1,280 +5.3%
2025 1,373 +7.3%
2026 1,401 +2.0%

Belgium compared with similar countries

  • Belgium's 1,401 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 299, 4.7× the median. (33 countries reporting)
  • Belgium's 1,401 is above the median for high income countries, which is 450.5, 3.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,083 1,083 1,083 1
2010s 1,144 1,102 1,236 10
2020s 1,270 1,170 1,401 7

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 7 Spain 3,106 compare
  2. 8 Switzerland 2,048 compare
  3. 9 Austria 1,437 compare
  4. 11 Poland 1,264 compare
  5. 12 Poland 1,241 compare
  6. 13 Sweden 1,161 compare

See the full ranking of 48 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data in Belgium?
Part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data in Belgium was 1,401 in 2026, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 1,401 in 2026.
What is the lowest part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 1,083 in 2009.
How does Belgium rank for part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data?
Belgium ranks 10th out of 45 countries with data for 2026.
Is part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
48 places, 848 data points, 2003–2026
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