Persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in Belgium
Belgium: Persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment was 26.2% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Latest (2026)
26.2%
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
7th
of 45 countries
All-time high
26.7%
in 2025
All-time low
15.7%
in 1998
Years of data
29
1998–2026
Persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in Belgium, 1998–2026
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2026, persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in Belgium stood at 26.2%.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in Belgium peaked at 26.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 15.7%, in 1998.
That places Belgium 7th out of 45 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 15.7% | — |
| 1999 | 20.7% | +31.8% |
| 2000 | 20.7% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 18.3% | -11.6% |
| 2002 | 19.2% | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 20.5% | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 21.6% | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 21.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 21.8% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 21.9% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 22.8% | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 24.4% | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 24.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 25.0% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 24.7% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 24.5% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 24.3% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 24.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 25.3% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 24.9% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 24.7% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 25.6% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 24.6% | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 24.7% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 24.4% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 24.0% | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 25.0% | +4.2% |
| 2025 | 26.7% | +6.8% |
| 2026 | 26.2% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.2% | 15.7% | 20.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 21.3% | 18.3% | 24.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.8% | 24.3% | 25.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.1% | 24.0% | 26.7% | 7 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in Belgium?
- Persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in Belgium was 26.2% in 2026, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 26.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.7% in 1998.
- How does Belgium rank for persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment?
- Belgium ranks 7th out of 45 countries with data for 2026.
- Is persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. 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 part-time employment by age - % of total employment - quarterly data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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