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 2025. ▲ Rising
Persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in Belgium, 1983–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in Belgium stood at 26.2. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.6% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in Belgium peaked at 26.2 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 8, in 1983.
Belgium ranks 7th of 47 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 8 | — |
| 1984 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 8.6 | +7.5% |
| 1986 | 9.3 | +8.1% |
| 1987 | 9.9 | +6.5% |
| 1988 | 9.8 | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 10.2 | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 10.9 | +6.9% |
| 1991 | 11.8 | +8.3% |
| 1992 | 12.3 | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 12.8 | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 12.8 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 13.6 | +6.2% |
| 1996 | 14 | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 14.7 | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 15.7 | +6.8% |
| 1999 | 19.8 | +26.1% |
| 2000 | 20.7 | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 18.5 | -10.6% |
| 2002 | 19.4 | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 20.5 | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 21.6 | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 21.9 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 22.1 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 22.1 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 22.6 | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 23.4 | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 23.9 | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 25 | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 24.6 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 24 | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 24.6 | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 25 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 24.8 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 24.9 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 25.3 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 24.8 | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 24.6 | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 24.3 | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 24.3 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 24.8 | +2.1% |
| 2025 | 26.2 | +5.6% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 26.2 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.45, 2.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 26.2 is above the median for high income countries, which is 15.2, 1.7× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Persons in part-time employment by age - % 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 | +26.1% | 15.7 | 19.8 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.11 | 8 | 10.2 | 7 |
| 1990s | 13.84 | 10.9 | 19.8 | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.28 | 18.5 | 23.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.71 | 23.9 | 25.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.83 | 24.3 | 26.2 | 6 |
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 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 2025, 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 26.2 in 2025.
- What is the lowest persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 in 1983.
- How does Belgium rank for persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment?
- Belgium ranks 7th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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