Median number of weekly hours of other types of care by age group in Belgium
Belgium: Median number of weekly hours of other types of care by age group was 12 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
12
Change on year
down 25.0%
World rank
16th
of 45 countries
All-time high
24
in 2016
All-time low
10
in 2022
Years of data
21
2005–2025
Median number of weekly hours of other types of care by age group in Belgium, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 12 for median number of weekly hours of other types of care by age group in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.0% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, median number of weekly hours of other types of care by age group in Belgium peaked at 24 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 10, in 2022.
That places Belgium 16th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Median number of weekly hours of other types of care by age group in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 20 | — |
| 2006 | 16 | -20.0% |
| 2007 | 20 | +25.0% |
| 2008 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 17 | -15.0% |
| 2010 | 18 | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 20 | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 16 | -20.0% |
| 2014 | 19 | +18.8% |
| 2015 | 16 | -15.8% |
| 2016 | 24 | +50.0% |
| 2017 | 18 | -25.0% |
| 2018 | 20 | +11.1% |
| 2019 | 15 | -25.0% |
| 2020 | 12 | -20.0% |
| 2021 | 16 | +33.3% |
| 2022 | 10 | -37.5% |
| 2023 | 16 | +60.0% |
| 2024 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 12 | -25.0% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 12 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.5, 1.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 12 is above the median for high income countries, which is 8, 1.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.6 | 16 | 20 | 5 |
| 2010s | 18.6 | 15 | 24 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.67 | 10 | 16 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 13 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 15 compare
- 13 United Kingdom 15 compare
- 15 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 12.9 compare
- 16 Italy 12 compare
- 18 Spain 11 compare
- 19 Switzerland 10 compare
- 19 Croatia 10 compare
- 19 Portugal 10 compare
- 19 Croatia 10 compare
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 median number of weekly hours of other types of care by age group in Belgium?
- Median number of weekly hours of other types of care by age group in Belgium was 12 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest median number of weekly hours of other types of care by age group recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 24 in 2016.
- What is the lowest median number of weekly hours of other types of care by age group recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 in 2022.
- How does Belgium rank for median number of weekly hours of other types of care by age group?
- Belgium ranks 16th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is median number of weekly hours of other types of care by age group rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Median number of weekly hours of other types of care by age group - children with at least one hour of other types of care. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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