Persons in part-time employment by citizenship - % of total employment in Belgium
Belgium: Persons in part-time employment by citizenship - % of total employment was 26.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Persons in part-time employment by citizenship - % of total employment in Belgium, 1995–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons in part-time employment by citizenship - % of total employment in Belgium is 26.2%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons in part-time employment by citizenship - % of total employment in Belgium peaked at 26.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 13.6%, in 1995.
Belgium ranks 7th of 45 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Persons in part-time employment by citizenship - % of total employment in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 13.6% | — |
| 1996 | 14.0% | +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 | 25.0% | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 24.6% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 24.0% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 24.6% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 25.0% | +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% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.6% | 13.6% | 19.8% | 5 |
| 2000s | 21.3% | 18.5% | 23.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.7% | 23.9% | 25.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.8% | 24.3% | 26.2% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is persons in part-time employment by citizenship - % of total employment in Belgium?
- Persons in part-time employment by citizenship - % of total employment in Belgium was 26.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons in part-time employment by citizenship - % 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 citizenship - % of total employment recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.6% in 1995.
- How does Belgium rank for persons in part-time employment by citizenship - % of total employment?
- Belgium ranks 7th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons in part-time employment by citizenship - % 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 citizenship - % of total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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