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 in 2005 to 25.5 in 2025.

This page tracks part-time employment as a share of total employment in Belgium from 2005 to present. Compare gender breakdown.

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 from 2005 to present. Compare gender breakdown. 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 peaked at 25.5 % of total employment in 2025 and reached its lowest recorded value of 21.7 in 2005. The latest reading of 25.5 in 2025 represents a change of +1.4pp.