Employment by professional status (ICSE-93) in Belgium
Belgium: Employment by professional status (ICSE-93) was 5,147 Persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment by professional status in Belgium, 1956–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
In 2025, employment by professional status in Belgium stood at 5,147 Persons. That is the highest value across all 70 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment by professional status in Belgium peaked at 5,147 Persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3,364 Persons, in 1959.
Belgium ranks 19th of 33 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 70 years of available data.
Employment by professional status (ICSE-93) in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1956 | 3,389 Persons | — |
| 1957 | 3,424 Persons | +1.0% |
| 1958 | 3,392 Persons | -0.9% |
| 1959 | 3,364 Persons | -0.8% |
| 1960 | 3,447 Persons | +2.5% |
| 1961 | 3,481 Persons | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 3,534 Persons | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 3,560 Persons | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 3,609 Persons | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 3,621 Persons | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 3,635 Persons | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 3,618 Persons | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 3,615 Persons | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 3,683 Persons | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 3,604 Persons | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 3,630 Persons | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 3,622 Persons | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 3,656 Persons | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 3,715 Persons | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 3,663 Persons | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 3,641 Persons | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 3,627 Persons | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 3,628 Persons | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 3,660 Persons | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 3,657 Persons | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 3,585 Persons | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 3,537 Persons | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 3,502 Persons | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 3,497 Persons | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 3,517 Persons | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 3,541 Persons | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 3,558 Persons | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 3,610 Persons | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 3,670 Persons | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 3,726 Persons | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 3,735 Persons | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 3,724 Persons | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 3,698 Persons | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 3,687 Persons | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 3,715 Persons | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 3,738 Persons | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 3,762 Persons | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 3,810 Persons | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 4,007 Persons | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 4,093 Persons | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 4,056 Persons | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 4,070 Persons | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 4,070 Persons | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4,139 Persons | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 4,235 Persons | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 4,264 Persons | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 4,380 Persons | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 4,446 Persons | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 4,421 Persons | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 4,489 Persons | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 4,509 Persons | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 4,524 Persons | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 4,530 Persons | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 4,544 Persons | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 4,552 Persons | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 4,586 Persons | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 4,638 Persons | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 4,755 Persons | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 4,832 Persons | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 4,802 Persons | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 4,854 Persons | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 4,990 Persons | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 5,028 Persons | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 5,065 Persons | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 5,147 Persons | +1.6% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 5,147 Persons is below the median for high income countries, which is 5,200 Persons, 99% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 5,147 Persons is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5,016 Persons, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3,392 Persons | 3,364 Persons | 3,424 Persons | 4 |
| 1960s | 3,580 Persons | 3,447 Persons | 3,683 Persons | 10 |
| 1970s | 3,645 Persons | 3,604 Persons | 3,715 Persons | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,567 Persons | 3,497 Persons | 3,670 Persons | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,760 Persons | 3,687 Persons | 4,007 Persons | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,217 Persons | 4,056 Persons | 4,446 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,596 Persons | 4,489 Persons | 4,832 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,981 Persons | 4,802 Persons | 5,147 Persons | 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 employment by professional status in Belgium?
- Employment by professional status in Belgium was 5,147 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest employment by professional status recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 5,147 Persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment by professional status recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,364 Persons in 1959.
- How does Belgium rank for employment by professional status?
- Belgium ranks 19th out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment by professional status rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Employment by professional status (ICSE-93). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The dataflow "Employment by profesional status (ICSE-93)" is a subset of the “Employment by activites and status (ALFS)” dataset which presents annual labour force statistics for OECD member countries, Brazil and 4 geographical areas (Major Seven, Euro zone, European Union and OECD-Total). This dataflow contains employment statistics for all economic activities broken down by professional status as defined by the ICSE-1993 including employees, employers and own-account workers, and unpaid family workers. Economic activities are defined according to the Major divisions of the International standard International Classification (ISIC) Rev. 4 with the exception of the United-States wich compiled since 2003, employment data by sector following the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS); NAICS sector are then proxied to ISIC Rev. 4 and are therefore not strictly comparable with other countries’ data. The professional status is defined in the International Classification by status in Employment (ICSE-1993). To be considered as an unpaid family worker, the hour-threshold varies from one hour to 18 hours a week. Data are presented in thousands of persons, or as indices with base year 2015=100. Annual data in this dataset are typically calculated as averages of infra-annual estimates. This can lead to differences with annual data published by National Statistics Institutes.