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.
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Year | Value |
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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