Employment rates by NUTS 2 region in Belgium
Belgium: Employment rates by NUTS 2 region was 58.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
58.8%
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
34th
of 48 countries
All-time high
58.8%
in 2025
All-time low
51.8%
in 1999
Years of data
27
1999–2025
Employment rates by NUTS 2 region in Belgium, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, employment rates by nuts 2 region in Belgium stood at 58.8%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment rates by nuts 2 region in Belgium peaked at 58.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 51.8%, in 1999.
Belgium ranks 34th of 48 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.
Employment rates by NUTS 2 region in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 51.8% | — |
| 2000 | 53.4% | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 52.4% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 52.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 52.2% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 53.2% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 53.9% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 54.0% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 55.1% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 55.6% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 54.9% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 55.3% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 55.1% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 55.0% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 54.8% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 54.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 54.6% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 54.8% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 55.4% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 56.4% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 57.0% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 56.4% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 56.8% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 58.0% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 58.1% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 58.8% | +1.2% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 58.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 63.7%, 92% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 58.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 65.2%, 90% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.8% | 51.8% | 51.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 53.7% | 52.2% | 55.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.3% | 54.6% | 57.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.7% | 56.4% | 58.8% | 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 rates by nuts 2 region in Belgium?
- Employment rates by nuts 2 region in Belgium was 58.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment rates by nuts 2 region recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 58.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment rates by nuts 2 region recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.8% in 1999.
- How does Belgium rank for employment rates by nuts 2 region?
- Belgium ranks 34th out of 48 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment rates by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. 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 NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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