Share in informal employment female in Belgium

Belgium: Share in informal employment female was 1.07 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
1.07
Change on year
down 22.5%
World rank
79th
of 80 countries
All-time high
4.18
in 2009
All-time low
1.07
in 2023
Years of data
17
2007–2023

Share in informal employment female in Belgium, 2007–2023

12342007201520232007: 42008: 32009: 4.22010: 3.62011: 3.22012: 3.12013: 3.82014: 42015: 3.12016: 3.42017: 3.52018: 32019: 2.32020: 1.52021: 1.42022: 1.42023: 1.1

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share in informal employment female in Belgium is 1.07, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.5% on the previous year and down 72.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share in informal employment female in Belgium peaked at 4.18 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.07, in 2023.

That places Belgium 79th out of 80 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

Share in informal employment female in Belgium, year by year

Annual values for Share in informal employment female in Belgium, 2007 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2007 4.01
2008 2.95 -26.4%
2009 4.18 +41.7%
2010 3.64 -12.9%
2011 3.25 -10.7%
2012 3.07 -5.5%
2013 3.83 +24.8%
2014 3.95 +3.1%
2015 3.07 -22.3%
2016 3.39 +10.4%
2017 3.51 +3.5%
2018 3 -14.5%
2019 2.31 -23.0%
2020 1.53 -33.8%
2021 1.38 -9.8%
2022 1.38 +0.0%
2023 1.07 -22.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3.71 2.95 4.18 3
2010s 3.3 2.31 3.95 10
2020s 1.34 1.07 1.53 4

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 77 Iceland 1.25 compare
  2. 78 Slovenia 1.11 compare
  3. 80 Malta 0.43 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share in informal employment female in Belgium?
Share in informal employment female in Belgium was 1.07 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share in informal employment female recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 4.18 in 2009.
What is the lowest share in informal employment female recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 1.07 in 2023.
How does Belgium rank for share in informal employment female?
Belgium ranks 79th out of 80 countries with data for 2023.
Is share in informal employment female rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is down 72.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share in informal employment female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share in informal employment female
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
80 places, 1,095 data points, 2000–2024
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