Supplementary indicators to unemployment - quarterly data in Belgium
Belgium: Supplementary indicators to unemployment - quarterly data was 240 Thousand persons in 2026. ▲ Rising
Supplementary indicators to unemployment - quarterly data in Belgium, 2009–2026
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for supplementary indicators to unemployment - quarterly data in Belgium is 240 Thousand persons, measured in 2026.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 50.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, supplementary indicators to unemployment - quarterly data in Belgium peaked at 241 Thousand persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 41 Thousand persons, in 2009.
That places Belgium 10th out of 45 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Supplementary indicators to unemployment - quarterly data in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 41 Thousand persons | — |
| 2010 | 42 Thousand persons | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 50 Thousand persons | +19.0% |
| 2012 | 184 Thousand persons | +268.0% |
| 2013 | 182 Thousand persons | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 182 Thousand persons | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 177 Thousand persons | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 159 Thousand persons | -10.2% |
| 2017 | 185 Thousand persons | +16.4% |
| 2018 | 187 Thousand persons | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 187 Thousand persons | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 196 Thousand persons | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 199 Thousand persons | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 176 Thousand persons | -11.6% |
| 2023 | 165 Thousand persons | -6.2% |
| 2024 | 191 Thousand persons | +15.8% |
| 2025 | 241 Thousand persons | +26.2% |
| 2026 | 240 Thousand persons | -0.4% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 240 Thousand persons is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 76 Thousand persons, 3.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 240 Thousand persons is above the median for high income countries, which is 93 Thousand persons, 2.6× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Supplementary indicators to unemployment - quarterly data in Belgium changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +268.0% | 50 Thousand persons | 184 Thousand persons |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41 Thousand persons | 41 Thousand persons | 41 Thousand persons | 1 |
| 2010s | 153.5 Thousand persons | 42 Thousand persons | 187 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 201.14 Thousand persons | 165 Thousand persons | 241 Thousand persons | 7 |
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 supplementary indicators to unemployment - quarterly data in Belgium?
- Supplementary indicators to unemployment - quarterly data in Belgium was 240 Thousand persons in 2026, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest supplementary indicators to unemployment - quarterly data recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 241 Thousand persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest supplementary indicators to unemployment - quarterly data recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 41 Thousand persons in 2009.
- How does Belgium rank for supplementary indicators to unemployment - quarterly data?
- Belgium ranks 10th out of 45 countries with data for 2026.
- Is supplementary indicators to unemployment - quarterly data rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.9%. 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 Supplementary indicators to unemployment - quarterly data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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