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 3.8 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
3.8
Change on year
down 17.4%
World rank
20th
of 45 countries
All-time high
6.1
in 2007
All-time low
3.4
in 2009
Years of data
21
2005–2025
Average number of weekly hours of other types of care by age group in Belgium, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 3.8 for average number of weekly hours of other types of care by age group in 2025.
That represents a change of down 17.4% on the previous year and down 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average number of weekly hours of other types of care by age group in Belgium peaked at 6.1 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 3.4, in 2009.
Belgium ranks 20th 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 | 4.7 | — |
| 2006 | 5.7 | +21.3% |
| 2007 | 6.1 | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 6.1 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3.4 | -44.3% |
| 2010 | 3.7 | +8.8% |
| 2011 | 3.4 | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 4.2 | +23.5% |
| 2013 | 5.1 | +21.4% |
| 2014 | 5.3 | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 4.8 | -9.4% |
| 2016 | 5.1 | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 4.7 | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 3.9 | -17.0% |
| 2019 | 4.4 | +12.8% |
| 2020 | 4.2 | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 4 | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 4.3 | +7.5% |
| 2023 | 4.3 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4.6 | +7.0% |
| 2025 | 3.8 | -17.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.2 | 3.4 | 6.1 | 5 |
| 2010s | 4.46 | 3.4 | 5.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 17 Malta 4.7 compare
- 18 Netherlands 4.5 compare
- 18 Netherlands 4.5 compare
- 21 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 3.5 compare
- 22 Hungary 3.4 compare
- 23 Austria 3.1 compare
- 23 Bulgaria 3.1 compare
- 23 Luxembourg 3.1 compare
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- 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 3.8 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 6.1 in 2007.
- 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 3.4 in 2009.
- How does Belgium rank for average number of weekly hours of other types of care by age group?
- Belgium ranks 20th 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 20.8%. 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 or without other types of care. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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