Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in Belgium
Belgium: Part time employment, total (% of total employment) was 43.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Part time employment, total in Belgium, 1983–2024
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total employment.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 43.6% for part time employment, total in 2024.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, total in Belgium peaked at 45.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 17.1%, in 1985.
That places Belgium 14th out of 115 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % of total employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 18.6% | — |
| 1984 | 17.4% | -6.7% |
| 1985 | 17.1% | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 17.6% | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 17.5% | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 17.5% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 17.6% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 18.2% | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 19.6% | +7.2% |
| 1992 | 20.5% | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 22.6% | +10.3% |
| 1994 | 28.6% | +26.2% |
| 1995 | 24.7% | -13.4% |
| 1996 | 23.4% | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 22.9% | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 25.1% | +9.6% |
| 1999 | 38.0% | +51.2% |
| 2000 | 39.6% | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 40.2% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 39.1% | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 39.2% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 39.7% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 39.4% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 38.9% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 38.6% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 38.1% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 39.2% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 39.1% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 39.5% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 39.9% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 40.7% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 40.0% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 40.3% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 39.1% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 39.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 38.4% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 40.6% | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 45.7% | +12.5% |
| 2021 | 41.7% | -8.6% |
| 2022 | 41.7% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 42.5% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 43.6% | +2.4% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 43.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 32.0%, 1.4× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 43.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 30.1%, 1.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Part time employment, total (% of total 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 | +51.2% | 25.1% | 38.0% |
| 1994 | +26.2% | 22.6% | 28.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.6% | 17.1% | 18.6% | 7 |
| 1990s | 24.4% | 18.2% | 38.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.2% | 38.1% | 40.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.7% | 38.4% | 40.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.1% | 41.7% | 45.7% | 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, total in Belgium?
- Part time employment, total in Belgium was 43.6% in 2024, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, total recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 45.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest part time employment, total recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.1% in 1985.
- How does Belgium rank for part time employment, total?
- Belgium ranks 14th out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is part time employment, total rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. 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, total (% of total 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.