Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Belgium
Belgium: Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time was 18.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Belgium, 1983–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 18.2% for persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in 2025.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 85.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Belgium peaked at 34.8% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 2020.
Belgium ranks 16th of 45 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 43 years of available data.
Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 26.4% | — |
| 1984 | 30.7% | +16.3% |
| 1985 | 32.1% | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 34.8% | +8.4% |
| 1987 | 33.0% | -5.2% |
| 1988 | 34.6% | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 28.6% | -17.3% |
| 1990 | 31.2% | +9.1% |
| 1991 | 28.6% | -8.3% |
| 1992 | 31.2% | +9.1% |
| 1993 | 30.6% | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 29.9% | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 28.9% | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 27.4% | -5.2% |
| 1997 | 26.9% | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 27.2% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 20.3% | -25.4% |
| 2000 | 22.2% | +9.4% |
| 2001 | 20.0% | -9.9% |
| 2002 | 15.9% | -20.5% |
| 2003 | 17.6% | +10.7% |
| 2004 | 17.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 16.2% | -8.0% |
| 2006 | 14.8% | -8.6% |
| 2007 | 14.6% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 14.3% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 11.7% | -18.2% |
| 2010 | 11.2% | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 10.2% | -8.9% |
| 2012 | 9.3% | -8.8% |
| 2013 | 9.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9.9% | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 9.8% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 8.6% | -12.2% |
| 2017 | 7.6% | -11.6% |
| 2018 | 6.7% | -11.8% |
| 2019 | 5.7% | -14.9% |
| 2020 | 4.6% | -19.3% |
| 2021 | 21.1% | +358.7% |
| 2022 | 18.1% | -14.2% |
| 2023 | 17.4% | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 17.6% | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 18.2% | +3.4% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 18.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 17.6%, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 18.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 15.8%, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +358.7% | 4.6% | 21.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 31.5% | 26.4% | 34.8% | 7 |
| 1990s | 28.2% | 20.3% | 31.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.5% | 11.7% | 22.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 5.7% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.2% | 4.6% | 21.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
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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 in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Belgium?
- Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Belgium was 18.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 34.8% in 1986.
- What is the lowest persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 2020.
- How does Belgium rank for persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time?
- Belgium ranks 16th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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