Persons having a second job by professional status of both jobs in Belgium
Belgium: Persons having a second job by professional status of both jobs was 314.4 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
314.4
Change on year
up 13.0%
World rank
9th
of 35 countries
All-time high
314.4
in 2025
All-time low
56.3
in 1988
Years of data
43
1983–2025
Persons having a second job by professional status of both jobs in Belgium, 1983–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 314.4 for persons having a second job by professional status of both jobs in 2025. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
The figure is up 13.0% on the previous year and up 69.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons having a second job by professional status of both jobs in Belgium peaked at 314.4 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 56.3, in 1988.
Belgium ranks 9th of 35 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Persons having a second job by professional status of both jobs in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 63.7 | — |
| 1984 | 64 | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 81.6 | +27.5% |
| 1986 | 83.3 | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 58.2 | -30.1% |
| 1988 | 56.3 | -3.3% |
| 1989 | 65.2 | +15.8% |
| 1990 | 61.4 | -5.8% |
| 1991 | 61.2 | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 66.7 | +9.0% |
| 1993 | 76.3 | +14.4% |
| 1994 | 85.9 | +12.6% |
| 1995 | 98.4 | +14.6% |
| 1996 | 99.2 | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 104.8 | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 112.5 | +7.3% |
| 1999 | 155.9 | +38.6% |
| 2000 | 157.2 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 150.9 | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 136 | -9.9% |
| 2003 | 152 | +11.8% |
| 2004 | 159.1 | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 164.9 | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 160 | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 168.5 | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 168.9 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 175.4 | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 184.3 | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 187.2 | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 190.8 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 183.8 | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 193.9 | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 185.1 | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 202.1 | +9.2% |
| 2017 | 178.9 | -11.5% |
| 2018 | 180.1 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 208.4 | +15.7% |
| 2020 | 205.8 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 217 | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 259.1 | +19.4% |
| 2023 | 259.8 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 278.2 | +7.1% |
| 2025 | 314.4 | +13.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 67.47 | 56.3 | 83.3 | 7 |
| 1990s | 92.23 | 61.2 | 155.9 | 10 |
| 2000s | 159.29 | 136 | 175.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 189.46 | 178.9 | 208.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 255.72 | 205.8 | 314.4 | 6 |
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- 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)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 139 1000 No (2050)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 11,061 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons having a second job by professional status of both jobs in Belgium?
- Persons having a second job by professional status of both jobs in Belgium was 314.4 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons having a second job by professional status of both jobs recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 314.4 in 2025.
- What is the lowest persons having a second job by professional status of both jobs recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.3 in 1988.
- How does Belgium rank for persons having a second job by professional status of both jobs?
- Belgium ranks 9th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons having a second job by professional status of both jobs rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.9%. 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 Persons having a second job by professional status of both jobs. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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