Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Belgium
Belgium: Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and was 67.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Belgium, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Belgium is 67.4%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Belgium peaked at 67.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 58.9%, in 1999.
That places Belgium 36th out of 48 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 58.9% | — |
| 2000 | 60.9% | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 59.7% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 59.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 59.3% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 60.5% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 61.1% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 61.0% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 62.0% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 62.4% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 61.6% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 62.0% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 61.9% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 61.8% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 61.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 61.9% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 61.8% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 62.3% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 63.1% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 64.5% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 65.3% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 64.7% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 65.3% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 66.5% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 66.6% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 66.7% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 67.4% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.9% | 58.9% | 58.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 60.8% | 59.3% | 62.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.6% | 61.8% | 65.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.2% | 64.7% | 67.4% | 6 |
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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 rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Belgium?
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Belgium was 67.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 67.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.9% in 1999.
- How does Belgium rank for employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and?
- Belgium ranks 36th out of 48 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. 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 rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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