Labour market slack by sex and age - annual data in Belgium
Belgium: Labour market slack by sex and age - annual data was 216 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labour market slack by sex and age - annual data in Belgium, 2009–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
In 2025, labour market slack by sex and age - annual data in Belgium stood at 216 Thousand persons. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 24.1% on the previous year and up 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour market slack by sex and age - annual data in Belgium peaked at 216 Thousand persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 41 Thousand persons, in 2009.
That places Belgium 10th out of 43 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Labour market slack by sex and age - annual data in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 41 Thousand persons | — |
| 2010 | 41 Thousand persons | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 42 Thousand persons | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 171 Thousand persons | +307.1% |
| 2013 | 177 Thousand persons | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 167 Thousand persons | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 183 Thousand persons | +9.6% |
| 2016 | 176 Thousand persons | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 187 Thousand persons | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 191 Thousand persons | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 180 Thousand persons | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 176 Thousand persons | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 199 Thousand persons | +13.1% |
| 2022 | 179 Thousand persons | -10.1% |
| 2023 | 161 Thousand persons | -10.1% |
| 2024 | 174 Thousand persons | +8.1% |
| 2025 | 216 Thousand persons | +24.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41 Thousand persons | 41 Thousand persons | 41 Thousand persons | 1 |
| 2010s | 151.5 Thousand persons | 41 Thousand persons | 191 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 184.17 Thousand persons | 161 Thousand persons | 216 Thousand persons | 6 |
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- 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 labour market slack by sex and age - annual data in Belgium?
- Labour market slack by sex and age - annual data in Belgium was 216 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour market slack by sex and age - annual data recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 216 Thousand persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest labour market slack by sex and age - annual data recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 41 Thousand persons in 2009.
- How does Belgium rank for labour market slack by sex and age - annual data?
- Belgium ranks 10th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labour market slack by sex and age - annual data rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. 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 Labour market slack by sex and age - annual data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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