Austria vs Belgium: Unemployed population — Unemployment

Austria
269.55 Persons
in 2025
Belgium
339.27 Persons
in 2025
Austria rank
23rd
Belgium rank
20th

Unemployed population — Unemployment over time

  • Austria
  • Belgium
0200400600195619902025

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 339.27 Persons against 269.55 Persons in Austria, a difference of 69.72 Persons.

That makes Belgium's figure about 1.3 times Austria's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 62 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 23rd and Belgium ranks 20th of 35 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Belgium Difference Ahead
1960s 60.17 Persons 79.17 Persons 19 Persons Belgium
1970s 47.5 Persons 168.5 Persons 121 Persons Belgium
1980s 110.3 Persons 457.8 Persons 347.5 Persons Belgium
1990s 144.8 Persons 477.83 Persons 333.03 Persons Belgium
2000s 183.04 Persons 350.73 Persons 167.69 Persons Belgium
2010s 227.66 Persons 370.13 Persons 142.47 Persons Belgium
2020s 250.48 Persons 306.7 Persons 56.22 Persons Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher unemployed population — unemployment, Austria or Belgium?
Belgium, at 339.27 Persons against 269.55 Persons in Austria as of 2025.
What is the difference in unemployed population — unemployment between Austria and Belgium?
69.72 Persons, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Belgium?
62 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2025.
How do Austria and Belgium rank globally for unemployed population — unemployment?
Austria ranks 23rd and Belgium ranks 20th of 35 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Unemployed population — Unemployment. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Unemployed population — Unemployment
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
48 places, 2,160 data points, 1955–2025
Last refreshed

The infra-annual dataflow on the unemployed population is a subset of the infra-annual labour statistics database, which contains predominantly monthly and quarterly statistics on the unemployed 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. Chile, Costa Rica, and the United Kingdom publish Labour Force Survey (LFS) data using a rolling quarter methodology. The OECD treats the middle month of the rolling quarter as the reference month. As a result, the publication of monthly LFS data for these countries may be delayed by one month or more relative to the OECD reference month. The unemployed are persons in their working age who, in the reference period, do not have a job; are available for work; and, have taken specific steps to find a job. 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.