Labour market slack by sex and age - quarterly data in Belgium
Belgium: Labour market slack by sex and age - quarterly data was 240 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Labour market slack by sex and age - quarterly data in Belgium, 2009–2026
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 240 for labour market slack by sex and age - quarterly data in 2026.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 50.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour market slack by sex and age - quarterly data in Belgium peaked at 241 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 41, in 2009.
That places Belgium 10th out of 45 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Labour market slack by sex and age - quarterly data in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 41 | — |
| 2010 | 42 | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 50 | +19.0% |
| 2012 | 184 | +268.0% |
| 2013 | 182 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 182 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 177 | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 159 | -10.2% |
| 2017 | 185 | +16.4% |
| 2018 | 187 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 187 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 196 | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 199 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 176 | -11.6% |
| 2023 | 165 | -6.2% |
| 2024 | 191 | +15.8% |
| 2025 | 241 | +26.2% |
| 2026 | 240 | -0.4% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 240 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 76, 3.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 240 is above the median for high income countries, which is 93, 2.6× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Labour market slack by sex and age - quarterly data in Belgium changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +268.0% | 50 | 184 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41 | 41 | 41 | 1 |
| 2010s | 153.5 | 42 | 187 | 10 |
| 2020s | 201.14 | 165 | 241 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
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 labour market slack by sex and age - quarterly data in Belgium?
- Labour market slack by sex and age - quarterly data in Belgium was 240 in 2026, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour market slack by sex and age - quarterly data recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 241 in 2025.
- What is the lowest labour market slack by sex and age - quarterly data recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 41 in 2009.
- How does Belgium rank for labour market slack by sex and age - quarterly data?
- Belgium ranks 10th out of 45 countries with data for 2026.
- Is labour market slack by sex and age - quarterly data rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.9%. 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 - quarterly data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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