Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled in Belgium
Belgium: Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled was 51.6 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled in Belgium, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Belgium recorded 51.6 for fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled in 2025. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled in Belgium peaked at 51.6 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 25.53, in 1961.
Belgium ranks 118th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 25.53 | — |
| 1970 | 28.13 | +10.2% |
| 1977 | 28.74 | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 29.47 | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 30.21 | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 30.68 | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 28.5 | -7.1% |
| 1982 | 32.4 | +13.7% |
| 1983 | 36.29 | +12.0% |
| 1984 | 36.07 | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 36.46 | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 36.94 | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 36.56 | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 36.45 | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 36.21 | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 36.55 | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 38.01 | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 38.9 | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 39.58 | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 40.16 | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 40.53 | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 40.55 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 41 | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 41.66 | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 43.17 | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 43.65 | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 41.87 | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 42.57 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 42.95 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 44.25 | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 45.69 | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 45.82 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 46.53 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 46.91 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 46.95 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 47.71 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 47.03 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 47.1 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 47.77 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 48.08 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 48.01 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 47.78 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 48.72 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 49.52 | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 49.83 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 49.33 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 50.03 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 50.8 | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 50.69 | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 50.69 | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 51.6 | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.53 | 25.53 | 25.53 | 1 |
| 1970s | 29.14 | 28.13 | 30.21 | 4 |
| 1980s | 34.66 | 28.5 | 36.94 | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.01 | 36.55 | 43.17 | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.72 | 41.87 | 46.95 | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.15 | 47.03 | 49.83 | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.52 | 49.33 | 51.6 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled in Belgium?
- Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled in Belgium was 51.6 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 51.6 in 2025.
- What is the lowest fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.53 in 1961.
- How does Belgium rank for fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled?
- Belgium ranks 118th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Fertility and female labor force participation with 782 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
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About this data
Fertility and female labor force participation with 782 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.