Australia vs Belgium: Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force
Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force over time
- Australia
- Belgium
How they compare
Australia currently reports 7,532 Persons against 4,319 Persons in Belgium, a difference of 3,213 Persons.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.7 times Belgium's.
Across all 27 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 14th and Belgium ranks 16th of 33 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Belgium | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,525 Persons | 4,024 Persons | 1,501 Persons | Australia |
| 2000s | 5,768 Persons | 4,101 Persons | 1,668 Persons | Australia |
| 2010s | 6,668 Persons | 4,292 Persons | 2,377 Persons | Australia |
| 2020s | 7,313 Persons | 4,341 Persons | 2,972 Persons | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force, Australia or Belgium?
- Australia, at 7,532 Persons against 4,319 Persons in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force between Australia and Belgium?
- 3,213 Persons, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Belgium?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Belgium rank globally for population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force?
- Australia ranks 14th and Belgium ranks 16th of 33 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The infra-annual dataflow on the outside the labour force population is a subset of the infra-annual labour statistics database, which contains predominantly monthly and quarterly statistics on the outside the labour force population by age groups (15+, 15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 15-64 and 15-74 where available) and sex and associated statistical methodological information and associated statistical methodological information, for the OECD member countries and for selected other economies. The persons outside the labour force comprise all persons of working age who, during the specified reference period, were not in the labour force (that is, were not employed or unemployed). The infra-annual labour statistics compiled for all OECD member countries, are drawn from Labour Force Surveys based on definition provided by the 19th Conference of Labour Statisticians in 2013. The uniform application of these definitions across all OECD member countries results in estimates that are internationally comparable.