Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) in Belgium
Belgium: Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) was 32.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Part time employment, male in Belgium, 1983–2024
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total male employment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for part time employment, male in Belgium is 32.2%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, male in Belgium peaked at 33.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 1989.
Belgium ranks 21st of 115 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % of total male employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 11.1% | — |
| 1984 | 8.8% | -20.4% |
| 1985 | 8.2% | -7.2% |
| 1986 | 8.6% | +4.7% |
| 1987 | 7.8% | -9.5% |
| 1988 | 7.6% | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 7.1% | -6.9% |
| 1990 | 7.5% | +5.4% |
| 1991 | 8.0% | +7.3% |
| 1992 | 8.7% | +7.8% |
| 1993 | 10.7% | +22.8% |
| 1994 | 17.7% | +66.3% |
| 1995 | 12.9% | -27.1% |
| 1996 | 11.0% | -14.7% |
| 1997 | 10.2% | -7.4% |
| 1998 | 12.4% | +21.2% |
| 1999 | 26.0% | +110.2% |
| 2000 | 27.4% | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 29.2% | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 27.8% | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 27.1% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 26.7% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 27.0% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 25.9% | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 25.7% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 24.8% | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 26.6% | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 25.3% | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 25.7% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 26.1% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 26.8% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 26.3% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 26.5% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 25.1% | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 25.7% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 25.3% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 26.5% | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 33.8% | +27.4% |
| 2021 | 28.8% | -14.7% |
| 2022 | 29.4% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 30.4% | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 32.2% | +6.2% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 32.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 25.3%, 1.3× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 32.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.2%, 1.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Part time employment, male (% of total male 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 | +110.2% | 12.4% | 26.0% |
| 1994 | +66.3% | 10.7% | 17.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.5% | 7.1% | 11.1% | 7 |
| 1990s | 12.5% | 7.5% | 26.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.8% | 24.8% | 29.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.9% | 25.1% | 26.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.9% | 28.8% | 33.8% | 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)
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- 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, male in Belgium?
- Part time employment, male in Belgium was 32.2% in 2024, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, male recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 33.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest part time employment, male recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 1989.
- How does Belgium rank for part time employment, male?
- Belgium ranks 21st out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is part time employment, male rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.4%. 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, male (% of total male 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.