Average number of weekly hours of other types of care by age group in Belgium
Belgium: Average number of weekly hours of other types of care by age group was 15.4 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Average number of weekly hours of other types of care by age group in Belgium, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 15.4 for average number of weekly hours of other types of care by age group in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 10.5% on the previous year and down 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average number of weekly hours of other types of care by age group in Belgium peaked at 24.7 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 15.4, in 2025.
Belgium ranks 21st of 45 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Average number of weekly hours of other types of care by age group in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 21.9 | — |
| 2006 | 19.1 | -12.8% |
| 2007 | 23.6 | +23.6% |
| 2008 | 21.9 | -7.2% |
| 2009 | 20.4 | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 21.2 | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 21.8 | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 20.3 | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 20 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 21.7 | +8.5% |
| 2015 | 19.9 | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 24.7 | +24.1% |
| 2017 | 22 | -10.9% |
| 2018 | 21.3 | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 18.2 | -14.6% |
| 2020 | 16.3 | -10.4% |
| 2021 | 18.3 | +12.3% |
| 2022 | 17.3 | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 18.1 | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 17.2 | -5.0% |
| 2025 | 15.4 | -10.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.38 | 19.1 | 23.6 | 5 |
| 2010s | 21.11 | 18.2 | 24.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.1 | 15.4 | 18.3 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More reference data data for Belgium
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9298 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1382 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7526 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average number of weekly hours of other types of care by age group in Belgium?
- Average number of weekly hours of other types of care by age group in Belgium was 15.4 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest average number of weekly hours of other types of care by age group recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 24.7 in 2016.
- What is the lowest average number of weekly hours of other types of care by age group recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.4 in 2025.
- How does Belgium rank for average number of weekly hours of other types of care by age group?
- Belgium ranks 21st out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average number of weekly hours of other types of care by age group rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Average number of weekly hours of other types of care by age group - children with at least one hour of other types of care. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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