Persons by labour status within households and household composition in Belgium

Belgium: Persons by labour status within households and household composition was 11,690 in 2025. β–² Rising

Latest (2025)
11,690
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
9th
of 33 countries
All-time high
11,690
in 2025
All-time low
10,546
in 2006
Years of data
20
2006–2025

Persons by labour status within households and household composition in Belgium, 2006–2025

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k2006201520252006: 10.5k2007: 10.6k2008: 10.7k2009: 10.8k2010: 10.9k2011: 11.0k2012: 11.1k2013: 11.1k2014: 11.2k2015: 11.2k2016: 11.3k2017: 11.2k2018: 11.3k2019: 11.3k2020: 11.4k2021: 11.4k2022: 11.5k2023: 11.6k2024: 11.6k2025: 11.7k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2025, persons by labour status within households and household composition in Belgium stood at 11,690. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, persons by labour status within households and household composition in Belgium peaked at 11,690 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 10,546, in 2006.

That places Belgium 9th out of 33 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 10,666 10,546 10,796 4
2010s 11,154 10,892 11,319 10
2020s 11,545 11,378 11,690 6

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 6 Poland 35,869 compare
  2. 7 Romania 18,874 compare
  3. 8 Netherlands 17,675 compare
  4. 10 Portugal 10,804 compare
  5. 11 Czechia 10,501 compare
  6. 12 Greece 10,362 compare

See the full ranking of 36 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is persons by labour status within households and household composition in Belgium?
Persons by labour status within households and household composition in Belgium was 11,690 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest persons by labour status within households and household composition recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 11,690 in 2025.
What is the lowest persons by labour status within households and household composition recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 10,546 in 2006.
How does Belgium rank for persons by labour status within households and household composition?
Belgium ranks 9th out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
Is persons by labour status within households and household composition rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. 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 Persons by labour status within households and household composition. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Persons by labour status within households and household composition
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
36 places, 664 data points, 2006–2025
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