Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Belgium
Belgium: Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data was 107 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Belgium, 2009–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 107 for long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 46.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Belgium peaked at 199 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 107, in 2025.
Belgium ranks 14th of 45 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 153 | — |
| 2010 | 179 | +17.0% |
| 2011 | 152 | -15.1% |
| 2012 | 150 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 174 | +16.0% |
| 2014 | 192 | +10.3% |
| 2015 | 199 | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 183 | -8.0% |
| 2017 | 156 | -14.8% |
| 2018 | 133 | -14.7% |
| 2019 | 108 | -18.8% |
| 2020 | 108 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 135 | +25.0% |
| 2022 | 120 | -11.1% |
| 2023 | 115 | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 110 | -4.3% |
| 2025 | 107 | -2.7% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 107 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 62, 1.7× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 107 is above the median for high income countries, which is 58, 1.8× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 153 | 153 | 153 | 1 |
| 2010s | 162.6 | 108 | 199 | 10 |
| 2020s | 115.83 | 107 | 135 | 6 |
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 long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Belgium?
- Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Belgium was 107 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest long-term unemployment by sex - annual data recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 199 in 2015.
- What is the lowest long-term unemployment by sex - annual data recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 107 in 2025.
- How does Belgium rank for long-term unemployment by sex - annual data?
- Belgium ranks 14th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is long-term unemployment by sex - annual data rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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