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
Latest (2025)
5,138
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
16th
of 50 countries
All-time high
5,138
in 2025
All-time low
3,985
in 1999
Years of data
27
1999–2025
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 16th of 50 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.
Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 3,985 | — |
| 2000 | 4,114 | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 4,037 | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 4,046 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 4,045 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 4,144 | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 4,225 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 4,256 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 4,371 | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 4,437 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 4,415 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 4,478 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 4,500 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 4,513 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 4,519 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 4,535 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 4,540 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 4,578 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 4,629 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 4,744 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 4,820 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 4,790 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 4,848 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 4,984 | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 5,022 | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 5,056 | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 5,138 | +1.6% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 5,138 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,997, 1.7× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 5,138 is above the median for high income countries, which is 4,330, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
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 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 16th out of 50 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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