Hours worked per week of full-time employment

In 2024, Belgium's hours worked per week of full-time employment decreased by 0.2% compared to 2023, reaching 40.1.

Belgium accounts for 99.5% of the EU-27 total of 40.3.

Belgium ranks 19th 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 2.4% (from 41.1 in 2019).

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