Belgium vs Netherlands: Labour indicators by urban-rural territorial typology — Population
Labour indicators by urban-rural territorial typology — Population over time
- Belgium
- Netherlands
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 3.88 million Persons against 3.30 million Persons in Netherlands, a difference of 581,000 Persons.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.2 times Netherlands's.
Across all 13 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 16th and Netherlands ranks 19th of 37 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.63 million Persons | 3.09 million Persons | 546,067 Persons | Belgium |
| 2020s | 3.79 million Persons | 3.23 million Persons | 560,529 Persons | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labour indicators by urban-rural territorial typology — population, Belgium or Netherlands?
- Belgium, at 3.88 million Persons against 3.30 million Persons in Netherlands as of 2026.
- What is the difference in labour indicators by urban-rural territorial typology — population between Belgium and Netherlands?
- 581,000 Persons, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2026.
- How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for labour indicators by urban-rural territorial typology — population?
- Belgium ranks 16th and Netherlands ranks 19th of 37 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Labour indicators by urban-rural territorial typology — Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset provides labour market indicators aggregated at national level and broken down by urban-rural territorial typology. Data source and definition The indicators include labour indicators at place of residence by type of territory. Data is based on a labor force survey using ILO methodology and collected from Eurostat (reg_lmk) for EU countries and via delegates of the OECD Working Party on Territorial Indicators (WPTI), as well as from national statistical offices' websites. Territorial typology The OECD classifies TL3 regions as predominantly urban, intermediate or predominantly rural; rural regions can be further split into “close to city” and “remote” (see methodology (pdf)). This typology supports analysis of socio-economic differences across regions. See also the OECD Territorial Correspondence Table (xlsx) and the OECD Territorial grid (pdf). Cite this dataset OECD Regions, Cities and Local Areas database http://oe.cd/geostats Further information OECD Regions and Cities Statistical Atlas OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance For questions and/or comments, please email RegionStat@oecd.org.