Share in informal employment male in Belgium
Belgium: Share in informal employment male was 0.83 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share in informal employment male in Belgium, 2007–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, share in informal employment male in Belgium stood at 0.83. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 21.0% on the previous year and down 56.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in informal employment male in Belgium peaked at 2.62 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.83, in 2024.
That places Belgium 79th out of 82 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Share in informal employment male in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 2.62 | — |
| 2008 | 1.76 | -32.8% |
| 2009 | 2.3 | +30.7% |
| 2010 | 2.26 | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 2.3 | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 1.71 | -25.7% |
| 2013 | 1.83 | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 1.9 | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 1.89 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.8 | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 2.21 | +22.8% |
| 2018 | 2.21 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.18 | -46.6% |
| 2020 | 1.02 | -13.6% |
| 2021 | 1.54 | +51.0% |
| 2022 | 1.15 | -25.3% |
| 2023 | 1.05 | -8.7% |
| 2024 | 0.83 | -21.0% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.83 is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.12, 39% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.83 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.58, 32% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.23 | 1.76 | 2.62 | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.93 | 1.18 | 2.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.12 | 0.83 | 1.54 | 5 |
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 share in informal employment male in Belgium?
- Share in informal employment male in Belgium was 0.83 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in informal employment male recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 2.62 in 2007.
- What is the lowest share in informal employment male recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.83 in 2024.
- How does Belgium rank for share in informal employment male?
- Belgium ranks 79th out of 82 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share in informal employment male rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.3%. 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 male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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