Transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation in Belgium
Belgium: Transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation was 1.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
1.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
12th
of 40 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2018
All-time low
1.0%
in 2018
Years of data
8
2018–2025
Transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation in Belgium, 2018–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of total employment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation in Belgium is 1.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
That places Belgium 12th out of 40 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Percentage of total employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1.0% | — |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 1.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.0%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 1.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.0%, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 12 Bulgaria 1.0% compare
- 12 Switzerland 1.0% compare
- 12 Cyprus 1.0% compare
- 12 Germany 1.0% compare
- 12 Greece 1.0% compare
- 12 Croatia 1.0% compare
- 12 Hungary 1.0% compare
- 12 Ireland 1.0% compare
- 12 Iceland 1.0% compare
- 12 Latvia 1.0% compare
- 12 North Macedonia 1.0% compare
- 12 Netherlands 1.0% compare
- 12 Norway 1.0% compare
- 12 Portugal 1.0% compare
- 12 Slovenia 1.0% compare
- 12 United Kingdom 1.0%
- 12 Croatia 1.0% compare
- 12 Latvia 1.0% compare
- 12 Netherlands 1.0% compare
- 12 Slovenia 1.0% compare
- 12 United Kingdom 1.0%
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 transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation in Belgium?
- Transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation in Belgium was 1.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2018.
- How does Belgium rank for transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation?
- Belgium ranks 12th out of 40 countries with data for 2025.
- Is transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation (annual averages of quarterly transitions, estimated probabilities) - experimental statistics. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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