Part-time employment in Belgium
25.5% of employed people aged 15 to 64 in Belgium worked part-time in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1983. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.
Belgium, 2025
25.5%
Change from 2024
+1.4percentage points
European Union, 2025
17.7%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
9.8%
Position in 2025
6th of 34
Part-time employment in Belgium over time
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% of total employment. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Belgium | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25.5% | 17.7% |
| 2024 | 24.1% | 17.7% |
| 2023 | 23.7% | 17.7% |
| 2022 | 23.8% | 17.5% |
| 2021 | 24.1%b (break in time series) | 17.7%b (break in time series) |
| 2020 | 24.4% | 18.2% |
| 2019 | 24.9% | 18.3% |
| 2018 | 24.5% | 18.3% |
| 2017 | 24.5%b (break in time series) | 18.5% |
| 2016 | 24.7% | 18.6% |
| 2015 | 24.3% | 18.7% |
| 2014 | 23.7% | 18.7% |
| 2013 | 24.3% | 18.6% |
| 2012 | 24.7% | 18.1% |
| 2011 | 24.7%b (break in time series) | 17.7% |
| 2010 | 23.7% | 17.4% |
| 2009 | 23.2% | 16.9% |
| 2008 | 22.4% | 16.4% |
| 2007 | 21.9% | 16.4% |
| 2006 | 22.0% | 16.3% |
| 2005 | 21.7%b (break in time series) | 16.0%b (break in time series) |
| 2004 | 21.5% | 15.3% |
| 2003 | 20.4% | 14.6% |
| 2002 | 19.3% | 14.2% |
| 2001 | 18.4%b (break in time series) | – |
Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +1.4 percentage points from 24.1% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 24.3%, the figure has changed by +1.2 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
- Among the 34 countries with data for 2025, Belgium has the 6th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 17.7%.
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All statistics for Belgium
Usual weekly working hours
36.1 hours per week
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Employment rate, ages 20 to 64
72.8%
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Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74
6.2%
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Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24
17.4%
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Long-term unemployment rate
2.0%
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Employment rate of women, ages 20 to 64
69.3%
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