ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Mean weekly hours actually worked per in Belgium

Belgium: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Mean weekly hours actually worked per was 40.75 No in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
40.75 No
Change on year
down 3.9%
World rank
11th
of 88 countries
All-time high
47.51 No
in 1999
All-time low
37.69 No
in 2001
Years of data
32
1993–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Mean weekly hours actually worked per in Belgium, 1993–2024

010203040501993200820241993: 46.2 No1994: 43.4 No1995: 45.1 No1996: 44.5 No1997: 45.6 No1998: 44.3 No1999: 47.5 No2000: 41.4 No2001: 37.7 No2002: 41.7 No2003: 41 No2004: 44.3 No2005: 43.5 No2006: 42.4 No2007: 43.7 No2008: 44.3 No2009: 43.9 No2010: 41.9 No2011: 41.5 No2012: 42.3 No2013: 41.8 No2014: 45.3 No2015: 43.7 No2016: 43.8 No2017: 46.9 No2018: 45.6 No2019: 42.7 No2020: 45.4 No2021: 40 No2022: 39.1 No2023: 42.4 No2024: 40.8 No

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in No.

Analysis

Belgium recorded 40.75 No for ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per in Belgium peaked at 47.51 No in 1999 and was at its lowest, 37.69 No, in 2001.

Belgium ranks 11th of 88 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Mean weekly hours actually worked per in Belgium, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Mean weekly hours actually worked per employed person in agriculture — Female — Value in Belgium, 1993 to 2024.
Year No Change
1993 46.2 No
1994 43.39 No -6.1%
1995 45.15 No +4.1%
1996 44.52 No -1.4%
1997 45.59 No +2.4%
1998 44.31 No -2.8%
1999 47.51 No +7.2%
2000 41.35 No -13.0%
2001 37.69 No -8.9%
2002 41.71 No +10.7%
2003 40.98 No -1.8%
2004 44.32 No +8.2%
2005 43.51 No -1.8%
2006 42.39 No -2.6%
2007 43.7 No +3.1%
2008 44.32 No +1.4%
2009 43.86 No -1.0%
2010 41.89 No -4.5%
2011 41.52 No -0.9%
2012 42.3 No +1.9%
2013 41.78 No -1.2%
2014 45.29 No +8.4%
2015 43.7 No -3.5%
2016 43.8 No +0.2%
2017 46.86 No +7.0%
2018 45.64 No -2.6%
2019 42.7 No -6.4%
2020 45.43 No +6.4%
2021 39.99 No -12.0%
2022 39.15 No -2.1%
2023 42.4 No +8.3%
2024 40.75 No -3.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 45.24 No 43.39 No 47.51 No 7
2000s 42.38 No 37.69 No 44.32 No 10
2010s 43.55 No 41.52 No 46.86 No 10
2020s 41.54 No 39.15 No 45.43 No 5

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 8 South Africa 42.5 No compare
  2. 9 Montenegro 41.86 No compare
  3. 10 Malaysia 41.8 No compare
  4. 12 Serbia 40.59 No compare
  5. 13 Bulgaria 40.03 No compare
  6. 14 Luxembourg 40.01 No compare

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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 40.75 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 47.51 No in 1999.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 37.69 No in 2001.
How does Belgium rank for ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per?
Belgium ranks 11th out of 88 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 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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 — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Mean weekly hours actually worked per employed person in agriculture — Female — Value
Unit
No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
97 places, 1,957 data points, 1969–2025
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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.