Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) in Belgium
Belgium: Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) was 56.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Part time employment, female in Belgium, 1983–2024
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total female employment.
Analysis
In 2024, part time employment, female in Belgium stood at 56.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, female in Belgium peaked at 59.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 33.1%, in 1983.
Belgium ranks 9th of 115 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % of total female employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 33.1% | — |
| 1984 | 33.4% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 33.4% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 34.0% | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 34.9% | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 34.7% | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 35.7% | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 36.2% | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 38.0% | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 38.7% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 40.6% | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 44.9% | +10.5% |
| 1995 | 42.4% | -5.5% |
| 1996 | 41.9% | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 41.5% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 43.4% | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 54.5% | +25.5% |
| 2000 | 56.3% | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 55.4% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 54.4% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 55.1% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 56.8% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 55.4% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 55.5% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 54.7% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 54.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 54.6% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 55.8% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 56.1% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 56.5% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 57.0% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 55.8% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 56.1% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 55.3% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 54.7% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 53.2% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 56.6% | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 59.2% | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 56.4% | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 55.5% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 56.2% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 56.3% | +0.3% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 56.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 36.6%, 1.5× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 56.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 35.8%, 1.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) in Belgium changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +25.5% | 43.4% | 54.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 34.2% | 33.1% | 35.7% | 7 |
| 1990s | 42.2% | 36.2% | 54.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.3% | 54.4% | 56.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.7% | 53.2% | 57.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.7% | 55.5% | 59.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More work & labour data for Belgium
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.1652 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.1676 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.1614 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.59 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1395 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 12,349 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 139 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 5,498 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 5,563 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 11,061 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is part time employment, female in Belgium?
- Part time employment, female in Belgium was 56.3% in 2024, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, female recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 59.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest part time employment, female recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.1% in 1983.
- How does Belgium rank for part time employment, female?
- Belgium ranks 9th out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is part time employment, female rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Part time employment, female (% of total female employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.