Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Belgium

Belgium: Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 was 0.1% in 2003. ▼ Falling

Latest (2003)
0.1%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
58th
of 82 countries
All-time high
0.2%
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 25-64 in Belgium, 1985–2003

00.050.10.151985199420031985: 0.173 % of employed population aged 25-641986: 0.173 % of employed population aged 25-641987: 0.157 % of employed population aged 25-641988: 0.157 % of employed population aged 25-641989: 0.172 % of employed population aged 25-641991: 0.158 % of employed population aged 25-641992: 0.16 % of employed population aged 25-641993: 0.113 % of employed population aged 25-641994: 0.117 % of employed population aged 25-641995: 0.126 % of employed population aged 25-641996: 0.12 % of employed population aged 25-641997: 0.122 % of employed population aged 25-641998: 0.151 % of employed population aged 25-641999: 0.142 % of employed population aged 25-642000: 0.136 % of employed population aged 25-642001: 0.14 % of employed population aged 25-642002: 0.133 % of employed population aged 25-642003: 0.134 % of employed population aged 25-64

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population aged 25-64.

Analysis

The most recent figure for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Belgium is 0.1%, measured in 2003.

The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 18.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Belgium peaked at 0.2% 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 25-64 in Belgium, year by year

Annual values for Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64) in Belgium, 1985 to 2003.
Year % of employed population aged 25-64 Change
1985 0.2%
1986 0.2% +0.0%
1987 0.2% -9.0%
1988 0.2% -0.5%
1989 0.2% +9.6%
1991 0.2% -7.8%
1992 0.2% +1.0%
1993 0.1% -29.2%
1994 0.1% +3.1%
1995 0.1% +8.4%
1996 0.1% -5.4%
1997 0.1% +2.0%
1998 0.2% +23.3%
1999 0.1% -5.4%
2000 0.1% -4.2%
2001 0.1% +2.4%
2002 0.1% -4.5%
2003 0.1% +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 5
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 9
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 4

Countries ranked near Belgium

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  2. 56 Germany 0.1%
  3. 57 Spain 0.1% compare
  4. 59 Slovakia 0.1% compare
  5. 60 Uruguay 0.1% compare
  6. 61 Italy 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Belgium?
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 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 25-64 recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 1986.
What is the lowest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 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 25-64?
Belgium ranks 58th out of 82 countries with data for 2003.
Is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. 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 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64)
Unit
% of employed population aged 25-64
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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