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
up 45.4%
World rank
55th
of 76 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 1992
All-time low
0.1%
in 2002
Years of data
12
1992–2003

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Belgium, 1992–2003

00.050.10.150.21992199720031992: 0.219 % of rural employed population in working age1993: 0.185 % of rural employed population in working age1994: 0.208 % of rural employed population in working age1995: 0.217 % of rural employed population in working age1996: 0.16 % of rural employed population in working age1997: 0.16 % of rural employed population in working age1998: 0.169 % of rural employed population in working age1999: 0.138 % of rural employed population in working age2000: 0.132 % of rural employed population in working age2001: 0.126 % of rural employed population in working age2002: 0.094 % of rural employed population in working age2003: 0.136 % of rural employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2003, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Belgium stood at 0.1%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 45.4% on the previous year and down 26.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Belgium peaked at 0.2% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2002.

Belgium ranks 55th of 76 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 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, rural (% of rural employed population in working age) in Belgium, 1992 to 2003.
Year % of rural employed population in working age Change
1992 0.2%
1993 0.2% -15.4%
1994 0.2% +12.3%
1995 0.2% +4.0%
1996 0.2% -26.1%
1997 0.2% +0.2%
1998 0.2% +5.2%
1999 0.1% -18.5%
2000 0.1% -3.9%
2001 0.1% -4.6%
2002 0.1% -25.6%
2003 0.1% +45.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 8
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 4

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 52 Germany 0.1%
  2. 53 Thailand 0.1% compare
  3. 54 Slovakia 0.1%
  4. 56 Ireland 0.1%
  5. 57 Italy 0.1% compare
  6. 58 Portugal 0.1%

See the full ranking of 76 places →

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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 0.2% 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 55th out of 76 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 26.4%. 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, rural (% of rural 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, rural (% of rural employed population in working age)
Unit
% of rural employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
76 places, 1,013 data points, 1980–2021
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