Maternal leave benefits in Belgium
Belgium: Maternal leave benefits was 77.0% in 2017. ▬ Flat
Maternal leave benefits in Belgium, 2009–2017
Source: World Bank, Women, Business and the Law. Measured in % of wages paid in covered period.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 77.0% for maternal leave benefits in 2017. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal leave benefits in Belgium peaked at 77.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 77.0%, in 2009.
That places Belgium 113th out of 134 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Maternal leave benefits in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % of wages paid in covered period | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 77.0% | — |
| 2011 | 77.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 77.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 77.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 77.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.0% | 77.0% | 77.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 77.0% | 77.0% | 77.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More gender data for Belgium
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,701 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.52 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 10,123 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 10,123 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.3629 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 49,723 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 52,153 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 50,100 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 52,519 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 53,460 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maternal leave benefits in Belgium?
- Maternal leave benefits in Belgium was 77.0% in 2017, according to World Bank, Women, Business and the Law.
- What is the highest maternal leave benefits recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 77.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest maternal leave benefits recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.0% in 2009.
- How does Belgium rank for maternal leave benefits?
- Belgium ranks 113th out of 134 countries with data for 2017.
- Is maternal leave benefits rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Women, Business and the Law, published as part of Maternal leave benefits (% of wages paid in covered period). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Maternity leave benefits refers to the total percentage of wages covered by all sources during paid maternity leave.