Persons in full-time/part-time employment by occupation in Belgium

Belgium: Persons in full-time/part-time employment by occupation was 5,138 in 2025. β–² Rising

Latest (2025)
5,138
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
12th
of 35 countries
All-time high
5,138
in 2025
All-time low
3,410
in 1983
Years of data
43
1983–2025

Persons in full-time/part-time employment by occupation in Belgium, 1983–2025

02.0k4.0k6.0k1983200420251983: 3.4k1984: 3.5k1985: 3.5k1986: 3.5k1987: 3.5k1988: 3.5k1989: 3.6k1990: 3.6k1991: 3.7k1992: 3.8k1993: 3.7k1994: 3.7k1995: 3.8k1996: 3.8k1997: 3.8k1998: 3.9k1999: 4.0k2000: 4.1k2001: 4.0k2002: 4.0k2003: 4.0k2004: 4.1k2005: 4.2k2006: 4.3k2007: 4.4k2008: 4.4k2009: 4.4k2010: 4.5k2011: 4.5k2012: 4.5k2013: 4.5k2014: 4.5k2015: 4.5k2016: 4.6k2017: 4.6k2018: 4.7k2019: 4.8k2020: 4.8k2021: 4.8k2022: 5.0k2023: 5.0k2024: 5.1k2025: 5.1k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Belgium recorded 5,138 for persons in full-time/part-time employment by occupation in 2025. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, persons in full-time/part-time employment by occupation in Belgium peaked at 5,138 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3,410, in 1983.

That places Belgium 12th out of 35 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 3,490 3,410 3,584 7
1990s 3,784 3,623 3,985 10
2000s 4,209 4,037 4,437 10
2010s 4,586 4,478 4,820 10
2020s 4,973 4,790 5,138 6

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 9 Sweden 5,263 compare
  2. 10 Portugal 5,245 compare
  3. 11 Czech Republic 5,228 compare
  4. 13 Switzerland 4,837 compare
  5. 14 Hungary 4,669 compare
  6. 15 Austria 4,488 compare

See the full ranking of 38 places β†’

More work & labour data for Belgium

All data for Belgium β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is persons in full-time/part-time employment by occupation in Belgium?
Persons in full-time/part-time employment by occupation in Belgium was 5,138 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest persons in full-time/part-time employment by occupation recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 5,138 in 2025.
What is the lowest persons in full-time/part-time employment by occupation recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 3,410 in 1983.
How does Belgium rank for persons in full-time/part-time employment by occupation?
Belgium ranks 12th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
Is persons in full-time/part-time employment by occupation rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. 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 in full-time/part-time employment by occupation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Persons in full-time/part-time employment by occupation
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
38 places, 1,169 data points, 1983–2025
Last refreshed