Barbados vs Belgium: Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24)
Barbados
16.4%
in 2024
Belgium
17.4%
in 2025
Barbados rank
60th
Belgium rank
58th
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) over time
- Barbados
- Belgium
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 17.4% against 16.4% in Barbados, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 60th and Belgium ranks 58th of 160 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Belgium | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 32.1% | 20.0% | 12.1% | Barbados |
| 1990s | 33.2% | 18.8% | 14.4% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 24.1% | 18.0% | 6.2% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 27.8% | 20.1% | 7.7% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 21.2% | 17.0% | 4.2% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24), Barbados or Belgium?
- Belgium, at 17.4% against 16.4% in Barbados as of 2025.
- What is the difference in unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) between Barbados and Belgium?
- 1.0%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Belgium?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Belgium rank globally for unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24)?
- Barbados ranks 60th and Belgium ranks 58th of 160 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) (national estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.