Belgium - Part time employment, female (% of total female employment)

Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) in Belgium was 55.10 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 37 years was 57.03 in 2013, while its lowest value was 33.10 in 1983.

Definition: Part time employment refers to regular employment in which working time is substantially less than normal. Definitions of part time employment differ by country.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
1983 33.10
1984 33.38
1985 33.44
1986 34.04
1987 34.92
1988 34.75
1989 35.73
1990 36.19
1991 37.99
1992 38.74
1993 40.64
1994 44.91
1995 42.44
1996 41.92
1997 41.50
1998 43.41
1999 54.49
2000 56.32
2001 55.39
2002 54.40
2003 55.14
2004 56.79
2005 55.40
2006 55.53
2007 54.73
2008 54.72
2009 54.56
2010 55.77
2011 56.08
2012 56.55
2013 57.03
2014 55.85
2015 56.09
2016 55.31
2017 51.65
2018 51.16
2019 51.88
2020 55.10

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

General Comments: Relevance to gender indicator: More and more women are working part-time and one of the concern is that part time work does not provide the stability that full time work does.

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity