Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region in Belgium
Belgium: Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region was 5,138 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region in Belgium, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, employed persons by professional status and nuts 2 region in Belgium stood at 5,138. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employed persons by professional status and nuts 2 region in Belgium peaked at 5,138 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3,985, in 1999.
Belgium ranks 13th of 33 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,985 | 3,985 | 3,985 | 1 |
| 2000s | 4,209 | 4,037 | 4,437 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,586 | 4,478 | 4,820 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,973 | 4,790 | 5,138 | 6 |
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- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 54.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 59.0% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 84.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 49.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 71.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 74.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 67.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employed persons by professional status and nuts 2 region in Belgium?
- Employed persons by professional status and nuts 2 region in Belgium was 5,138 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employed persons by professional status and nuts 2 region recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 5,138 in 2025.
- What is the lowest employed persons by professional status and nuts 2 region recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,985 in 1999.
- How does Belgium rank for employed persons by professional status and nuts 2 region?
- Belgium ranks 13th out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employed persons by professional status and nuts 2 region rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. 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 professional status and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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