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

Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in Belgium was 42.39 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 37 years was 42.39 in 2020, while its lowest value was 17.05 in 1985.

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.

See also:

Year Value
1983 18.65
1984 17.39
1985 17.05
1986 17.62
1987 17.48
1988 17.53
1989 17.64
1990 18.24
1991 19.55
1992 20.51
1993 22.63
1994 28.57
1995 24.73
1996 23.42
1997 22.93
1998 25.13
1999 38.00
2000 39.60
2001 40.22
2002 39.11
2003 39.16
2004 39.74
2005 39.38
2006 38.88
2007 38.55
2008 38.14
2009 39.17
2010 39.06
2011 39.49
2012 39.94
2013 40.68
2014 40.03
2015 40.27
2016 39.08
2017 36.75
2018 36.65
2019 37.44
2020 42.39

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