Unemployment: quarterly data (1998–2020) … quarterly 1998 in Belgium

Belgium: Unemployment: quarterly data (1998–2020) … quarterly 1998 was 89 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
89
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
15th
of 47 countries
All-time high
182
in 1999
All-time low
89
in 2020
Years of data
22
1999–2020

Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Belgium, 1999–2020

0501001502001999200920201999: 1822000: 1502001: 1402002: 1572003: 1812004: 1532005: 1662006: 1632007: 1442008: 1212009: 1402010: 1692011: 1402012: 1432013: 1532014: 1592015: 1492016: 1292017: 1042018: 952019: 902020: 89

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Belgium recorded 89 for unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 47.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Belgium peaked at 182 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 89, in 2020.

That places Belgium 15th out of 47 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Unemployment: quarterly data (1998–2020) … quarterly 1998 in Belgium, year by year

Annual values for Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data (1998–2020) in Belgium, 1999 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1999 182 —
2000 150 -17.6%
2001 140 -6.7%
2002 157 +12.1%
2003 181 +15.3%
2004 153 -15.5%
2005 166 +8.5%
2006 163 -1.8%
2007 144 -11.7%
2008 121 -16.0%
2009 140 +15.7%
2010 169 +20.7%
2011 140 -17.2%
2012 143 +2.1%
2013 153 +7.0%
2014 159 +3.9%
2015 149 -6.3%
2016 129 -13.4%
2017 104 -19.4%
2018 95 -8.7%
2019 90 -5.3%
2020 89 -1.1%

Belgium compared with similar countries

  • Belgium's 89 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 52, 1.7× the median. (33 countries reporting)
  • Belgium's 89 is above the median for high income countries, which is 58, 1.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 182 182 182 1
2000s 151.5 121 181 10
2010s 133.1 90 169 10
2020s 89 89 89 1

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 12 Greece 134 compare
  2. 13 Netherlands 123 compare
  3. 13 Netherlands 123 compare
  4. 16 Austria 71 compare
  5. 17 Poland 62 compare
  6. 17 Poland 62 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Belgium?
Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Belgium was 89 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 182 in 1999.
What is the lowest unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 89 in 2020.
How does Belgium rank for unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data?
Belgium ranks 15th out of 47 countries with data for 2020.
Is unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is down 47.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data (1998–2020). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data (1998–2020)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
53 places, 999 data points, 1998–2020
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