Employed persons by economic activity (NACE Rev. 1.1) in Belgium

Belgium: Employed persons by economic activity (NACE Rev. 1.1) was 4,437 Thousand persons in 2008. ▲ Rising

Latest (2008)
4,437 Thousand persons
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
16th
of 40 countries
All-time high
4,437 Thousand persons
in 2008
All-time low
3,740 Thousand persons
in 1993
Years of data
17
1992–2008

Employed persons by economic activity (NACE Rev. 1.1) in Belgium, 1992–2008

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k1992200020081992: 3.8k Thousand persons1993: 3.7k Thousand persons1994: 3.7k Thousand persons1995: 3.8k Thousand persons1996: 3.8k Thousand persons1997: 3.8k Thousand persons1998: 3.9k Thousand persons1999: 4.0k Thousand persons2000: 4.1k Thousand persons2001: 4.0k Thousand persons2002: 4.0k Thousand persons2003: 4.0k Thousand persons2004: 4.1k Thousand persons2005: 4.2k Thousand persons2006: 4.3k Thousand persons2007: 4.4k Thousand persons2008: 4.4k Thousand persons

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.

Analysis

Belgium recorded 4,437 Thousand persons for employed persons by economic activity (nace rev. 1.1) in 2008. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employed persons by economic activity (nace rev. 1.1) in Belgium peaked at 4,437 Thousand persons in 2008 and was at its lowest, 3,740 Thousand persons, in 1993.

Belgium ranks 16th of 40 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Employed persons by economic activity (NACE Rev. 1.1) in Belgium, year by year

Annual values for Employed persons by economic activity (NACE Rev. 1.1) (1992-2008) in Belgium, 1992 to 2008.
Year Thousand persons Change
1992 3,768 Thousand persons
1993 3,740 Thousand persons -0.7%
1994 3,746 Thousand persons +0.2%
1995 3,790 Thousand persons +1.2%
1996 3,786 Thousand persons -0.1%
1997 3,834 Thousand persons +1.3%
1998 3,854 Thousand persons +0.5%
1999 3,985 Thousand persons +3.4%
2000 4,114 Thousand persons +3.2%
2001 4,037 Thousand persons -1.9%
2002 4,046 Thousand persons +0.2%
2003 4,045 Thousand persons -0.0%
2004 4,144 Thousand persons +2.4%
2005 4,225 Thousand persons +2.0%
2006 4,256 Thousand persons +0.7%
2007 4,371 Thousand persons +2.7%
2008 4,437 Thousand persons +1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3,813 Thousand persons 3,740 Thousand persons 3,985 Thousand persons 8
2000s 4,186 Thousand persons 4,037 Thousand persons 4,437 Thousand persons 9

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 13 Czechia 4,995 Thousand persons compare
  2. 14 Greece 4,599 Thousand persons compare
  3. 15 Sweden 4,593 Thousand persons compare
  4. 17 Switzerland 4,205 Thousand persons compare
  5. 18 Austria 3,981 Thousand persons compare
  6. 19 Hungary 3,848 Thousand persons compare

See the full ranking of 42 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is employed persons by economic activity (nace rev. 1.1) in Belgium?
Employed persons by economic activity (nace rev. 1.1) in Belgium was 4,437 Thousand persons in 2008, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest employed persons by economic activity (nace rev. 1.1) recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 4,437 Thousand persons in 2008.
What is the lowest employed persons by economic activity (nace rev. 1.1) recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 3,740 Thousand persons in 1993.
How does Belgium rank for employed persons by economic activity (nace rev. 1.1)?
Belgium ranks 16th out of 40 countries with data for 2008.
Is employed persons by economic activity (nace rev. 1.1) rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employed persons by economic activity (NACE Rev. 1.1) (1992-2008). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employed persons by economic activity (NACE Rev. 1.1) (1992-2008)
Unit
Thousand persons
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
42 places, 552 data points, 1992–2008
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