Belgium vs Portugal: Transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour
Belgium
4.0%
in 2025
Portugal
4.0%
in 2025
Belgium rank
19th
Portugal rank
19th
Transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour over time
- Belgium
- Portugal
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 4.0% against 4.0% in Portugal, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2018 it was Portugal ahead.
Belgium ranks 19th and Portugal ranks 19th of 41 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.0% | 5.5% | 0.5% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 4.2% | 0.2% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour, Belgium or Portugal?
- Belgium, at 4.0% against 4.0% in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour between Belgium and Portugal?
- 0.0%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Portugal?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2018 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Portugal rank globally for transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour?
- Belgium ranks 19th and Portugal ranks 19th of 41 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour market attachment (annual averages of quarterly transitions, estimated probabilities) - experimental statistics. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.