Belgium vs Sweden: Work on weekends by professional status and occupation
Belgium
23.1%
in 2025
Sweden
19.7%
in 2025
Belgium rank
15th
Sweden rank
18th
Work on weekends by professional status and occupation over time
- Belgium
- Sweden
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 23.1% against 19.7% in Sweden, a difference of 3.4%.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.2 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sweden ahead.
Belgium ranks 15th and Sweden ranks 18th of 35 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.7% | 16.6% | 2.2% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 21.9% | 16.4% | 5.6% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 21.7% | 18.7% | 3.0% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher work on weekends by professional status and occupation, Belgium or Sweden?
- Belgium, at 23.1% against 19.7% in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in work on weekends by professional status and occupation between Belgium and Sweden?
- 3.4%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Sweden?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Sweden rank globally for work on weekends by professional status and occupation?
- Belgium ranks 15th and Sweden ranks 18th of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Work on weekends by professional status and occupation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.