Sickness absences from work — Sickness absences of full-time in Belgium
Belgium: Sickness absences from work — Sickness absences of full-time was 3.9 Weeks per year per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Sickness absences from work — Sickness absences of full-time in Belgium, 2003–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Weeks per year per person.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 3.9 Weeks per year per person for sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time in 2025. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.3% on the previous year and up 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time in Belgium peaked at 3.9 Weeks per year per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.6 Weeks per year per person, in 2008.
That places Belgium 6th out of 23 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.9 Weeks per year per person | 2.6 Weeks per year per person | 3.2 Weeks per year per person | 7 |
| 2010s | 3.14 Weeks per year per person | 2.7 Weeks per year per person | 3.6 Weeks per year per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.6 Weeks per year per person | 3.3 Weeks per year per person | 3.9 Weeks per year per person | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time in Belgium?
- Sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time in Belgium was 3.9 Weeks per year per person in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 3.9 Weeks per year per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6 Weeks per year per person in 2008.
- How does Belgium rank for sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time?
- Belgium ranks 6th out of 23 countries with data for 2025.
- Is sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Sickness absences from work — Sickness absences of full-time dependent employees, annual averages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents time series on sickness absences of full-time dependent employees, annual averages. Data are expressed in number of weeks of sickness absences per year, self-reported, covering both full and part-week absences. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.