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. Measured in Percentage.
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 | Percentage | 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% |
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 | 60.5% | 59.3% | 63.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 64.5% | 62.4% | 66.1% | 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 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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