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
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Belgium, 1985–2003
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population with low education in working age.
Analysis
The most recent figure for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Belgium is 0.1%, measured in 2003.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.8% on the previous year and down 8.5% 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 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2002.
Belgium ranks 60th of 81 countries on this measure, 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
| Year | % of employed population with low education in working age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.1% | — |
| 1986 | 0.1% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.1% | -11.2% |
| 1988 | 0.1% | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.1% | +10.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1% | -6.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | +12.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | -29.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | +8.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | -24.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -20.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +25.8% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 1.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1%, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 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 1992.
- 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 2002.
- How does Belgium rank for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64?
- Belgium ranks 60th out of 81 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 down 8.5%. 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, primary education and below (% of employed population with low education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 18 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).