Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment in Belgium
Belgium: Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment was 4,370 Persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment in Belgium, 1956–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment in Belgium is 4,370 Persons, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 70 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment in Belgium peaked at 4,370 Persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2,545 Persons, in 1960.
Belgium ranks 19th of 33 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 70 years of available data.
Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1956 | 2,552 Persons | — |
| 1957 | 2,607 Persons | +2.2% |
| 1958 | 2,576 Persons | -1.2% |
| 1959 | 2,565 Persons | -0.4% |
| 1960 | 2,545 Persons | -0.8% |
| 1961 | 2,594 Persons | +1.9% |
| 1962 | 2,655 Persons | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 2,705 Persons | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 2,782 Persons | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 2,816 Persons | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 2,838 Persons | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 2,823 Persons | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 2,823 Persons | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 2,897 Persons | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 2,925 Persons | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 2,972 Persons | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 2,981 Persons | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 3,028 Persons | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 3,094 Persons | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 3,048 Persons | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 3,034 Persons | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 3,023 Persons | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 3,021 Persons | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 3,050 Persons | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 3,051 Persons | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 2,976 Persons | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 2,924 Persons | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 2,879 Persons | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 2,867 Persons | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 2,883 Persons | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 2,901 Persons | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 2,911 Persons | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 2,955 Persons | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 3,005 Persons | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 3,051 Persons | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 3,051 Persons | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 3,039 Persons | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 3,000 Persons | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 2,992 Persons | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 3,017 Persons | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 3,034 Persons | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 3,062 Persons | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 3,118 Persons | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 3,346 Persons | +7.3% |
| 2000 | 3,445 Persons | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 3,440 Persons | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 3,442 Persons | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 3,460 Persons | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 3,519 Persons | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 3,588 Persons | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 3,620 Persons | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 3,729 Persons | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 3,810 Persons | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 3,766 Persons | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 3,839 Persons | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 3,861 Persons | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 3,873 Persons | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 3,844 Persons | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 3,877 Persons | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 3,858 Persons | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 3,904 Persons | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 3,974 Persons | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 4,087 Persons | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 4,142 Persons | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 4,092 Persons | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 4,166 Persons | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 4,238 Persons | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 4,272 Persons | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 4,320 Persons | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 4,370 Persons | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2,575 Persons | 2,552 Persons | 2,607 Persons | 4 |
| 1960s | 2,748 Persons | 2,545 Persons | 2,897 Persons | 10 |
| 1970s | 3,018 Persons | 2,925 Persons | 3,094 Persons | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,935 Persons | 2,867 Persons | 3,051 Persons | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,071 Persons | 2,992 Persons | 3,346 Persons | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,582 Persons | 3,440 Persons | 3,810 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,926 Persons | 3,839 Persons | 4,142 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,243 Persons | 4,092 Persons | 4,370 Persons | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment in Belgium?
- Number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment in Belgium was 4,370 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 4,370 Persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,545 Persons in 1960.
- How does Belgium rank for number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment?
- Belgium ranks 19th out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The dataflow "Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4)" is a subset of the “Employment by activites and status (ALFS)” dataset which presents annual labour force statistics for OECD member countries, Brazil and 4 geographical areas (Major Seven, Euro zone, European Union and OECD-Total). This dataflow shows the number of employees broken down by economic activities (ISIC Rev. 4). Economic activities are defined according to the Major divisions of the International standard International Classification (ISIC) Rev. 4 with the exception of the United-States wich compiled since 2003, employment data by sector following the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS); NAICS sector are then proxied to ISIC Rev. 4 and are therefore not strictly comparable with other countries’ data. The professional status is defined in the International Classification by status in Employment (ICSE-1993). Data are presented in thousands of persons, or as indices with base year 2015=100. Annual data in this dataset are typically calculated as averages of infra-annual estimates. This can lead to differences with annual data published by National Statistics Institutes. Historical data of employment statistics defined according to ISIC Rev. 2 are also available from 1970 to 2014 Historical data of employment statistics defined according to ISIC Rev. 3 are available from 1983 to 2023. Data for Canada are currently only available in ISIC Rev. 3