Belgium vs Portugal: Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force
Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force over time
- Belgium
- Portugal
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 4,319 Persons against 3,839 Persons in Portugal, a difference of 480 Persons.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
Across all 27 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 16th and Portugal ranks 18th of 33 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,024 Persons | 3,348 Persons | 675.73 Persons | Belgium |
| 2000s | 4,101 Persons | 3,365 Persons | 735.95 Persons | Belgium |
| 2010s | 4,292 Persons | 3,609 Persons | 682.15 Persons | Belgium |
| 2020s | 4,341 Persons | 3,830 Persons | 510.67 Persons | Belgium |
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, Belgium or Portugal?
- Belgium, at 4,319 Persons against 3,839 Persons in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force between Belgium and Portugal?
- 480 Persons, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Portugal?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Portugal rank globally for population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force?
- Belgium ranks 16th and Portugal ranks 18th 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.