Part-time employment - Regions in Belgium
Belgium: Part-time employment - Regions was 1.35 million Persons in 2025. β² Rising
Part-time employment - Regions in Belgium, 1999β2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for part-time employment - regions in Belgium is 1.35 million Persons, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.7% on the previous year and up 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part-time employment - regions in Belgium peaked at 1.35 million Persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 652,500 Persons, in 1999.
Belgium ranks 11th of 33 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 652,500 Persons | 652,500 Persons | 652,500 Persons | 1 |
| 2000s | 886,790 Persons | 714,900 Persons | 1.03 million Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.14 million Persons | 1.08 million Persons | 1.23 million Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.24 million Persons | 1.20 million Persons | 1.35 million Persons | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More work & labour data for Belgium
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1395 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population 12,349 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population 139 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Female 5,498 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male 5,563 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Both sexes 11,061 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, per capita 0.001 1000 No per person (2025)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, per square kilometre 0.3783 1000 No per square kilometre (2023)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is part-time employment - regions in Belgium?
- Part-time employment - regions in Belgium was 1.35 million Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest part-time employment - regions recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 1.35 million Persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest part-time employment - regions recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 652,500 Persons in 1999.
- How does Belgium rank for part-time employment - regions?
- Belgium ranks 11th out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
- Is part-time employment - regions rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Part-time employment - Regions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
<p>This dataset provides part-time employment incidence, in large regions (TL2) and, where available, in small regions (TL3).</p> <p><strong>Data definition and source</strong></p> <p>Part-time employment is defined as people in employment (whether employees or self-employed) who usually work less than 30 hours per week in their main job. Part-time employment incidence is the share of part-time employed over total employment. Data is based on a labour force survey using ILO guidelines and collected from Eurostat (reg_lmk) for EU countries and via delegates of the OECD Working Party on Territorial Indicators (WPTI), as well as from national statistical offices' websites.</p> <p><strong>Definition of regions</strong></p> <p>Regions are subnational units below national boundaries. OECD countries have two regional levels: large regions (territorial level 2 or TL2) and small regions (territorial level 3 or TL3). For more information, see the OECD Territorial grid <a href="https://webfs-cfe.oecd.org/files/.Stat/region/OECD_territorial-grid_TL2024.pdf">(pdf)</a> and the OECD Territorial Correspondence Table <a href="https://webfs-cfe.oecd.org/files/.Stat/region/OECD%20Territorial%20correspondence%20-%20TL2024c.xlsx">(xlsx)</a>. </p> <p><strong>Cite this dataset</strong></p> <p>OECD Regions, Cities and Local Areas database <a href="http://oe.cd/geostats">http://oe.cd/geostats</a>.</p> <p><strong>Further information</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://regions-cities-atlas.oecd.org/">OECD Regions and Cities Statistical Atlas</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/oecd-regions-and-cities-at-a-glance-2024_f42db3bf-en.html">OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance</a></li> </ul> <p>For questions and/or comments, please email <a href="mailto:RegionStat@oecd.org">RegionStat@oecd.org</a>.</p>