Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Belgium
Belgium: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.0133 units per person in 2025. ▬ Flat
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Belgium, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 0.0133 units per person for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Belgium peaked at 0.0138 units per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0125 units per person, in 2020.
Belgium ranks 148th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Belgium, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.013 units per person | — |
| 2006 | 0.0131 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0135 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0136 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0133 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0136 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0134 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0134 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0134 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0134 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0132 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0134 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0135 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0138 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0137 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0125 units per person | -9.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0133 units per person | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0136 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0134 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0134 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0133 units per person | -0.9% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.0133 units per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0166 units per person, 80% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.0133 units per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0155 units per person, 86% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0133 units per person | 0.013 units per person | 0.0136 units per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0135 units per person | 0.0132 units per person | 0.0138 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0133 units per person | 0.0125 units per person | 0.0136 units per person | 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 total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Belgium?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Belgium was 0.0133 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0138 units per person in 2018.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0125 units per person in 2020.
- How does Belgium rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- Belgium ranks 148th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons International Labour Organization
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.