Belgium (2025)
25.5
% of total employment
+1.4pp YoY
YoY Change
+1.4pp
percentage points
Trend
up
Series length
21
years of data

Data

Belgium Part-Time Employment Rate (2025) — source data. Eurostat.
Year % of total employment YoY Change
2025 25.5 +1.4pp
2024 24.1 +0.4pp
2023 23.7 -0.1pp
2022 23.8 -0.3pp
2021 24.1 -0.3pp
2020 24.4 -0.5pp
2019 24.9 +0.4pp
2018 24.5 unchanged
2017 24.5 -0.2pp
2016 24.7 +0.4pp
2015 24.3 +0.6pp
2014 23.7 -0.6pp
2013 24.3 -0.4pp
2012 24.7 unchanged
2011 24.7 +1pp
2010 23.7 +0.5pp
2009 23.2 +0.8pp
2008 22.4 +0.5pp
2007 21.9 -0.1pp
2006 22 +0.3pp

About this Dataset

Belgium recorded 25.5 % of total employment in 2025. The latest change was +1.4pp. Across 2005–2025 the series ranges from 21.7 % of total employment in 2005 to 25.5 % of total employment in 2025.

This page tracks part-time employment as a share of total employment in Belgium.

Data sourced from Eurostat via SDMX REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks part-time employment as a share of total employment in Belgium. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2005–2025 (21 observations).

The series is at its highest recorded level, 25.5 % of total employment in 2025, up from a low of 21.7 % of total employment in 2005. The latest change was +1.4pp.