Hours worked per week of full-time employment

In 2021, Belgium's hours worked per week of full-time employment decreased by 1.0% compared to 2020, reaching 40.5.

Belgium accounts for 100.0% of the EU-27 total of 40.5.

Belgium ranks 15th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 1.9% (from 41.3 in 2016).

Source: Eurostat dataset tps00071, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.