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

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

Latest (2003)
0.1%
Change on year
up 25.8%
World rank
58th
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 1992
All-time low
0.1%
in 2002
Years of data
18
1985–2003

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

00.050.10.151985199420031985: 0.141 % of employed population with low education in working age1986: 0.142 % of employed population with low education in working age1987: 0.126 % of employed population with low education in working age1988: 0.129 % of employed population with low education in working age1989: 0.142 % of employed population with low education in working age1991: 0.133 % of employed population with low education in working age1992: 0.149 % of employed population with low education in working age1993: 0.106 % of employed population with low education in working age1994: 0.11 % of employed population with low education in working age1995: 0.119 % of employed population with low education in working age1996: 0.114 % of employed population with low education in working age1997: 0.114 % of employed population with low education in working age1998: 0.117 % of employed population with low education in working age1999: 0.122 % of employed population with low education in working age2000: 0.092 % of employed population with low education in working age2001: 0.097 % of employed population with low education in working age2002: 0.077 % of employed population with low education in working age2003: 0.097 % of employed population with low education in working age

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, prim 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, prim in Belgium peaked at 0.1% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2002.

Belgium ranks 58th of 79 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.

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 Brazil 0.1% compare
  2. 56 Bulgaria 0.1%
  3. 57 Croatia 0.1%
  4. 59 Cyprus 0.1%
  5. 60 France 0.1%
  6. 61 United States 0.1% compare

See the full ranking of 80 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, prim in Belgium?
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, prim 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, prim 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, prim 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, prim?
Belgium ranks 58th out of 79 countries with data for 2003.
Is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, prim 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.

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About this data

Indicator
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)
Unit
% of employed population with low education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
80 places, 1,109 data points, 1970–2021
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