Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Belgium

Belgium: Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 was 0.1% in 2003. ▼ Falling

Latest (2003)
0.1%
Change on year
down 20.6%
World rank
58th
of 82 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 1986
All-time low
0.1%
in 1993
Years of data
18
1985–2003

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Belgium, 1985–2003

00.0250.050.0750.10.1251985199420031985: 0.115 % of female employed population in working age1986: 0.118 % of female employed population in working age1987: 0.092 % of female employed population in working age1988: 0.098 % of female employed population in working age1989: 0.106 % of female employed population in working age1991: 0.089 % of female employed population in working age1992: 0.094 % of female employed population in working age1993: 0.064 % of female employed population in working age1994: 0.067 % of female employed population in working age1995: 0.074 % of female employed population in working age1996: 0.069 % of female employed population in working age1997: 0.07 % of female employed population in working age1998: 0.091 % of female employed population in working age1999: 0.085 % of female employed population in working age2000: 0.072 % of female employed population in working age2001: 0.075 % of female employed population in working age2002: 0.082 % of female employed population in working age2003: 0.065 % of female employed population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of female employed population in working age.

Analysis

Belgium recorded 0.1% for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in 2003.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.6% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Belgium peaked at 0.1% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1993.

That places Belgium 58th out of 82 countries with data for 2003, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Belgium, year by year

Annual values for Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age) in Belgium, 1985 to 2003.
Year % of female employed population in working age Change
1985 0.1%
1986 0.1% +1.9%
1987 0.1% -21.9%
1988 0.1% +6.9%
1989 0.1% +8.2%
1991 0.1% -16.6%
1992 0.1% +5.6%
1993 0.1% -31.2%
1994 0.1% +4.6%
1995 0.1% +9.0%
1996 0.1% -5.7%
1997 0.1% +0.3%
1998 0.1% +30.5%
1999 0.1% -6.4%
2000 0.1% -15.6%
2001 0.1% +4.4%
2002 0.1% +9.9%
2003 0.1% -20.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 5
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 9
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 4

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 55 Czechia 0.1% compare
  2. 56 Spain 0.1% compare
  3. 57 Uruguay 0.1% compare
  4. 59 Kyrgyzstan 0.1%
  5. 60 Italy 0.1% compare
  6. 61 Slovenia 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Belgium?
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Belgium was 0.1% in 2003, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 1986.
What is the lowest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1993.
How does Belgium rank for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64?
Belgium ranks 58th out of 82 countries with data for 2003.
Is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. 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 Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age)
Unit
% of female employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
82 places, 1,165 data points, 1970–2021
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