Employed persons working from home by professional status - % of in Belgium
Belgium: Employed persons working from home by professional status - % of was 23.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
23.7%
Change on year
up 7.2%
World rank
10th
of 45 countries
All-time high
23.7%
in 2025
All-time low
5.6%
in 1993
Years of data
34
1992–2025
Employed persons working from home by professional status - % of in Belgium, 1992–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, employed persons working from home by professional status - % of in Belgium stood at 23.7%. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.2% on the previous year and up 66.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employed persons working from home by professional status - % of in Belgium peaked at 23.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 1993.
Belgium ranks 10th of 45 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Employed persons working from home by professional status - % of in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 5.9% | — |
| 1993 | 5.6% | -5.1% |
| 1994 | 5.6% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 6.0% | +7.1% |
| 1996 | 6.5% | +8.3% |
| 1997 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 7.1% | +9.2% |
| 1999 | 8.1% | +14.1% |
| 2000 | 8.4% | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 8.1% | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 9.4% | +16.0% |
| 2003 | 9.5% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 10.2% | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 8.1% | -20.6% |
| 2006 | 7.7% | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 8.3% | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 8.2% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 8.8% | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 9.6% | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 10.6% | +10.4% |
| 2012 | 11.3% | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 12.4% | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 13.7% | +10.5% |
| 2015 | 14.2% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 15.5% | +9.2% |
| 2017 | 16.6% | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 16.1% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 17.8% | +10.6% |
| 2020 | 16.4% | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 13.7% | -16.5% |
| 2022 | 18.9% | +38.0% |
| 2023 | 21.5% | +13.8% |
| 2024 | 22.1% | +2.8% |
| 2025 | 23.7% | +7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.4% | 5.6% | 8.1% | 8 |
| 2000s | 8.7% | 7.7% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.8% | 9.6% | 17.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.4% | 13.7% | 23.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 7 Luxembourg 31.6% compare
- 7 Sweden 31.6% compare
- 9 France 24.2% compare
- 11 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 21.6% compare
- 11 United Kingdom 21.6% compare
- 13 Finland 20.9% 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 employed persons working from home by professional status - % of in Belgium?
- Employed persons working from home by professional status - % of in Belgium was 23.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employed persons working from home by professional status - % of recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 23.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employed persons working from home by professional status - % of recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 1993.
- How does Belgium rank for employed persons working from home by professional status - % of?
- Belgium ranks 10th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employed persons working from home by professional status - % of rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.9%. 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 working from home by professional status - % of total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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