ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Mean weekly hours actually worked per in Belgium
Belgium: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Mean weekly hours actually worked per was 49.98 No in 2024. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Mean weekly hours actually worked per in Belgium, 1993–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in No.
Analysis
In 2024, ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per in Belgium stood at 49.98 No.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per in Belgium peaked at 58.11 No in 1993 and was at its lowest, 49.71 No, in 2023.
That places Belgium 7th out of 90 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Mean weekly hours actually worked per in Belgium, year by year
| Year | No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 58.11 No | — |
| 1994 | 57.04 No | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 57.16 No | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 57.59 No | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 57.27 No | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 57.1 No | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 52.87 No | -7.4% |
| 2000 | 56.04 No | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 51.29 No | -8.5% |
| 2002 | 50.16 No | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 54.2 No | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 55.87 No | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 54.46 No | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 53.54 No | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 53.34 No | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 52.63 No | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 52.9 No | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 56.54 No | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 56.35 No | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 52.83 No | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 56.43 No | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 55.45 No | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 56.1 No | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 52.56 No | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 52.14 No | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 51.73 No | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 55.12 No | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 55.06 No | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 51.22 No | -7.0% |
| 2022 | 52.03 No | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 49.71 No | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 49.98 No | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.73 No | 52.87 No | 58.11 No | 7 |
| 2000s | 53.44 No | 50.16 No | 56.04 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.52 No | 51.73 No | 56.54 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.6 No | 49.71 No | 55.06 No | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 4 Mongolia 54.14 No compare
- 5 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 50.59 No compare
- 6 China, Hong Kong SAR 50.3 No compare
- 6 Viet Nam 35.16 No compare
- 8 France 48.08 No compare
- 9 Switzerland 47.61 No compare
- 10 Jordan 47.27 No compare
More agriculture & rural data for Belgium
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -0.3325 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0073 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 443.58 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2138 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1233 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per in Belgium?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per in Belgium was 49.98 No in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 58.11 No in 1993.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.71 No in 2023.
- How does Belgium rank for ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per?
- Belgium ranks 7th out of 90 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Mean weekly hours actually worked per employed person in agriculture — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.