Average weekly working hours, aged 25-64 in Belgium
Belgium: Average weekly working hours, aged 25-64 was 36.27 in 2003. ▼ Falling
Latest (2003)
36.27
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
75th
of 80 countries
All-time high
40.53
in 1986
All-time low
36.27
in 2003
Years of data
18
1985–2003
Average weekly working hours, aged 25-64 in Belgium, 1985–2003
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 36.27 for average weekly working hours, aged 25-64 in 2003. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average weekly working hours, aged 25-64 in Belgium peaked at 40.53 in 1986 and was at its lowest, 36.27, in 2003.
Belgium ranks 75th of 80 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 40.17 | 39.79 | 40.53 | 5 |
| 1990s | 38.07 | 36.72 | 39.4 | 9 |
| 2000s | 36.44 | 36.27 | 36.63 | 4 |
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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 weekly working hours, aged 25-64 in Belgium?
- Average weekly working hours, aged 25-64 in Belgium was 36.27 in 2003, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest average weekly working hours, aged 25-64 recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 40.53 in 1986.
- What is the lowest average weekly working hours, aged 25-64 recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.27 in 2003.
- How does Belgium rank for average weekly working hours, aged 25-64?
- Belgium ranks 75th out of 80 countries with data for 2003.
- Is average weekly working hours, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average weekly working hours, aged 25-64. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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