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. ▲ Rising

Latest (2003)
0.1%
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
55th
of 78 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 1992
All-time low
0.1%
in 1993
Years of data
12
1992–2003

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

00.050.10.151992199720031992: 0.146 % of urban employed population in working age1993: 0.102 % of urban employed population in working age1994: 0.105 % of urban employed population in working age1995: 0.113 % of urban employed population in working age1996: 0.112 % of urban employed population in working age1997: 0.114 % of urban employed population in working age1998: 0.141 % of urban employed population in working age1999: 0.135 % of urban employed population in working age2000: 0.127 % of urban employed population in working age2001: 0.131 % of urban employed population in working age2002: 0.127 % of urban employed population in working age2003: 0.126 % of urban employed population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of urban 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 1.0% on the previous year and up 22.6% 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 1993.

That places Belgium 55th out of 78 countries with data for 2003, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising 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, urban (% of urban employed population in working age) in Belgium, 1992 to 2003.
Year % of urban employed population in working age Change
1992 0.1%
1993 0.1% -29.8%
1994 0.1% +2.6%
1995 0.1% +7.8%
1996 0.1% -1.3%
1997 0.1% +1.5%
1998 0.1% +23.9%
1999 0.1% -3.9%
2000 0.1% -5.8%
2001 0.1% +2.9%
2002 0.1% -3.1%
2003 0.1% -1.0%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 52 Austria 0.1% compare
  2. 53 Germany 0.1%
  3. 54 Spain 0.1% compare
  4. 56 Poland 0.1% compare
  5. 57 Kyrgyzstan 0.1%
  6. 58 Slovakia 0.1%

See the full ranking of 78 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 0.1% 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 1993.
How does Belgium rank for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64?
Belgium ranks 55th out of 78 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 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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, urban (% of urban 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, urban (% of urban employed population in working age)
Unit
% of urban employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
78 places, 1,035 data points, 1980–2021
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