[ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash in Belgium
Belgium: [ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash was 100.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 85 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2013
All-time low
81.3%
in 2000
Years of data
12
2000–2022
[ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash in Belgium, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, [ilo] proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash in Belgium stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, [ilo] proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash in Belgium peaked at 100.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 81.3%, in 2000.
Belgium ranks 1st of 85 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
[ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 81.3% | — |
| 2005 | 84.0% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 86.1% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 85.7% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 83.6% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 82.8% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 83.1% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +20.3% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 100.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 55.4%, 1.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 100.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 41.3%, 2.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.1% | 81.3% | 86.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 94.3% | 82.8% | 100.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 1 Australia 100.0% compare
- 1 Australia and New Zealand 100.0% compare
- 1 Finland 100.0% compare
- 1 France 100.0% compare
- 1 Germany 100.0% compare
- 1 Ireland 100.0% compare
- 1 Liechtenstein 100.0% compare
- 1 New Zealand 100.0% compare
- 1 Republic of Korea 100.0% compare
- 1 Korea 100.0% compare
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 [ilo] proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash in Belgium?
- [ilo] proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash in Belgium was 100.0% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest [ilo] proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest [ilo] proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.3% in 2000.
- How does Belgium rank for [ilo] proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash?
- Belgium ranks 1st out of 85 countries with data for 2022.
- Is [ilo] proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of [ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash benefit, by sex (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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