Employment by sex, age and other typologies in Belgium
Belgium: Employment by sex, age and other typologies was 3,138 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment by sex, age and other typologies in Belgium, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 3,138 for employment by sex, age and other typologies in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 33.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment by sex, age and other typologies in Belgium peaked at 3,226 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,216, in 1999.
That places Belgium 9th out of 31 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Employment by sex, age and other typologies in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2,216 | — |
| 2000 | 2,274 | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 2,246 | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 2,259 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 2,244 | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 2,292 | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 2,340 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 2,295 | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 2,334 | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 2,368 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 2,360 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 2,292 | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 2,333 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 2,420 | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 2,484 | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 2,470 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 2,490 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 2,576 | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 3,226 | +25.2% |
| 2024 | 3,146 | -2.5% |
| 2025 | 3,138 | -0.3% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 3,138 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,140, 2.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 3,138 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,008, 3.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employment by sex, age and other typologies in Belgium changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +25.2% | 2,576 | 3,226 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,216 | 2,216 | 2,216 | 1 |
| 2000s | 2,276 | 2,244 | 2,340 | 6 |
| 2010s | 2,361 | 2,292 | 2,484 | 8 |
| 2020s | 2,841 | 2,470 | 3,226 | 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 sex, age and other typologies in Belgium?
- Employment by sex, age and other typologies in Belgium was 3,138 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment by sex, age and other typologies recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 3,226 in 2023.
- What is the lowest employment by sex, age and other typologies recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,216 in 1999.
- How does Belgium rank for employment by sex, age and other typologies?
- Belgium ranks 9th out of 31 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment by sex, age and other typologies rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.0%. 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 Employment by sex, age and other typologies. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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