Informal employment, female in Belgium
Belgium: Informal employment, female was 42.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Informal employment, female in Belgium, 2014–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total female agricultural employment.
Analysis
In 2024, informal employment, female in Belgium stood at 42.8%.
The figure is down 17.7% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, informal employment, female in Belgium peaked at 55.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 29.3%, in 2015.
That places Belgium 19th out of 41 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Informal employment, female in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % of total female agricultural employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 37.0% | — |
| 2015 | 29.3% | -20.8% |
| 2016 | 55.7% | +90.0% |
| 2017 | 42.6% | -23.4% |
| 2018 | 47.1% | +10.5% |
| 2019 | 43.6% | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 43.9% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 31.3% | -28.8% |
| 2023 | 52.0% | +66.4% |
| 2024 | 42.8% | -17.7% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 42.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 22.2%, 1.9× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 42.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 22.2%, 1.9× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 42.6% | 29.3% | 55.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 42.5% | 31.3% | 52.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 16 Costa Rica 61.7% compare
- 17 Uruguay 54.9% compare
- 18 Russian Federation 53.2% compare
- 20 Chile 39.2% compare
- 21 Hungary 39.1% compare
- 22 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 39.1% 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 informal employment, female in Belgium?
- Informal employment, female in Belgium was 42.8% in 2024, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest informal employment, female recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 55.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest informal employment, female recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.3% in 2015.
- How does Belgium rank for informal employment, female?
- Belgium ranks 19th out of 41 countries with data for 2024.
- Is informal employment, female rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Informal employment, female (% of total female agricultural employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This indicator shows the share of workers at working age in informal employment in agricultural activities out of total employment in agricultural activities, expressed as a percentage. Informal employment comprises persons whose main or secondary jobs are informal. For own-account workers and employers, informality is determined by enterprise characteristics (unincorporated, market-based, and unregistered); for contributing family workers, it is determined by the absence of written contracts and lack of coverage under labor legislation; and for employees, it is determined by whether the employment relationship is not subject to national labor legislation, income taxation, or social protection. The data are based on the statistical standards adopted by the 19th International Conference of Labour Statisticians (ICLS).