Children per private household by labour status within households in Belgium
Belgium: Children per private household by labour status within households was 0.5 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
0.5
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
8th
of 45 countries
All-time high
0.5
in 2006
All-time low
0.5
in 2006
Years of data
20
2006–2025
Children per private household by labour status within households and in Belgium, 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, children per private household by labour status within households and in Belgium stood at 0.5. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, children per private household by labour status within households and in Belgium peaked at 0.5 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.5, in 2006.
Belgium ranks 8th of 45 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Children per private household by labour status within households in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.5 | — |
| 2007 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.5 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4, 1.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.5 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4, 1.2× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 8 Cyprus 0.5 compare
- 8 Romania 0.5 compare
- 8 United Kingdom 0.5 compare
- 8 United Kingdom 0.5 compare
More work & labour data for Belgium
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.1652 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.1676 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.1614 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.59 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1395 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 12,349 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 139 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 5,498 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 5,563 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 11,061 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children per private household by labour status within households and in Belgium?
- Children per private household by labour status within households and in Belgium was 0.5 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest children per private household by labour status within households and recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5 in 2006.
- What is the lowest children per private household by labour status within households and recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5 in 2006.
- How does Belgium rank for children per private household by labour status within households and?
- Belgium ranks 8th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is children per private household by labour status within households and rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Children per private household by labour status within households and household composition. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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