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Average weekly hours worked in Belgium

Average weekly hours worked in Belgium was 35 hours per week in 2024, according to International Labour Organization. That is down 0.5% from 2023. That is the 19th highest of 26 EU countries in 2024.

2024, hours per week35
Change on 2023-0.5%
Rank19th of 26EU countries ranked
Series high39.81990
Series low352024

Average weekly hours worked in Belgium, 1990 to 2024

353637383940199019952000200520102015202020241990: 39.8 hours per week1991: 39.2 hours per week1992: 39.1 hours per week1993: 37.6 hours per week1994: 37.2 hours per week1995: 37.7 hours per week1996: 37.7 hours per week1997: 37.8 hours per week1998: 38.4 hours per week1999: 36.5 hours per week2000: 36.4 hours per week2001: 36.2 hours per week2002: 36.3 hours per week2003: 36.1 hours per week2004: 36 hours per week2005: 36.5 hours per week2006: 36.6 hours per week2007: 36.8 hours per week2008: 36.6 hours per week2009: 36.5 hours per week2010: 36.7 hours per week2011: 36.5 hours per week2012: 36.4 hours per week2013: 36.6 hours per week2014: 36.6 hours per week2015: 36.7 hours per week2016: 36.7 hours per week2017: 36.7 hours per week2018: 36.7 hours per week2019: 36.5 hours per week2020: 35.6 hours per week2021: 35.6 hours per week2022: 35.5 hours per week2023: 35.2 hours per week2024: 35 hours per week
hours per week. Source: ILOSTAT, Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person by sex, total, annual (DF_HOW_TEMP_SEX_NB). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-10-11.
All 35 values
Periodhours per week
202435
202335.2
202235.5
202135.6
202035.6
201936.5
201836.7
201736.7
201636.7
201536.7
201436.6
201336.6
201236.4
201136.5
201036.7
200936.5
200836.6
200736.8
200636.6
200536.5
200436
200336.1
200236.3
200136.2
200036.4
199936.5
199838.4
199737.8
199637.7
199537.7
199437.2
199337.6
199239.1
199139.2
199039.8

Rankings

Definition

Average number of hours actually worked per week in the main job by employed people, full-time and part-time together, from labour force and household surveys compiled by the ILO (13th ICLS definitions). Hours actually worked include overtime and exclude paid leave.

Main job only, so people with second jobs work more than shown. Countries with many part-time workers show lower averages. The ILO's modelled estimates are not served. The ILO recalculates national survey data to its international definitions, so values can differ from the figures national offices publish, and it revises past years.

How to cite

International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT. Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person by sex, total, annual (DF_HOW_TEMP_SEX_NB). https://data.ilo.org/vis?df%5Bds%5D=ds-production&df%5Bid%5D=DF_HOW_TEMP_SEX_NB&df%5Bag%5D=ILO (Accessed on 2026-10-12). Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

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What is the average weekly hours worked in Belgium?

Average weekly hours worked in Belgium was 35 hours per week in 2024, according to International Labour Organization. That is down 0.5% from 2023. That is the 19th highest of 26 EU countries in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

International Labour Organization. Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person by sex, total, annual (DF_HOW_TEMP_SEX_NB). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest average weekly hours worked in Belgium?

39.8 hours per week in 1990, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

Average weekly hours worked elsewhere in European Union (27)

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