Employment rates by sex, age and other typologies in Belgium
Belgium: Employment rates by sex, age and other typologies was 66.1 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment rates by sex, age and other typologies in Belgium, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment rates by sex, age and other typologies in Belgium is 66.1, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment rates by sex, age and other typologies in Belgium peaked at 66.1 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 58.2, in 1999.
Belgium ranks 31st of 33 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Employment rates by sex, age and other typologies in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 58.2 | — |
| 2000 | 59.8 | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 58.7 | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 58.8 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 58.4 | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 59.4 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 60.1 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 59.5 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 59.7 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 59.9 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 59.9 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 59.3 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 60.3 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 62.4 | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 63.3 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 62.4 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 62.7 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 64.3 | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 65.8 | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 65.4 | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 66.1 | +1.1% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 66.1 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 75.25, 88% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 66.1 is below the median for high income countries, which is 75.5, 88% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.2 | 58.2 | 58.2 | 1 |
| 2000s | 59.2 | 58.4 | 60.1 | 6 |
| 2010s | 60.54 | 59.3 | 63.3 | 8 |
| 2020s | 64.45 | 62.4 | 66.1 | 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 sex, age and other typologies in Belgium?
- Employment rates by sex, age and other typologies in Belgium was 66.1 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment rates by sex, age and other typologies recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 66.1 in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment rates by sex, age and other typologies recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.2 in 1999.
- How does Belgium rank for employment rates by sex, age and other typologies?
- Belgium ranks 31st out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment rates by sex, age and other typologies rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. 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 sex, age and other typologies. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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