Unemployment rate, by sex and disability - 19th ICLS in Belgium
Belgium: Unemployment rate, by sex and disability - 19th ICLS was 5.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate, by sex and disability - 19th ICLS in Belgium, 2014–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, unemployment rate, by sex and disability - 19th icls in Belgium stood at 5.8%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.6% on the previous year and down 50.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate, by sex and disability - 19th icls in Belgium peaked at 11.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 2024.
That places Belgium 29th out of 44 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Unemployment rate, by sex and disability - 19th ICLS in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 11.6% | — |
| 2015 | 10.7% | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 10.1% | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 9.6% | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 7.5% | -21.4% |
| 2019 | 7.2% | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 7.5% | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 7.3% | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 6.0% | -17.1% |
| 2023 | 6.2% | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 5.8% | -7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.4% | 7.2% | 11.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 5.8% | 7.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 26 Germany 5.8% compare
- 26 Russian Federation 5.8% compare
- 26 Russian Federation 5.8% compare
- 30 Czechia 5.3% compare
- 31 Luxembourg 5.0% compare
- 32 Ireland 4.8% compare
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 unemployment rate, by sex and disability - 19th icls in Belgium?
- Unemployment rate, by sex and disability - 19th icls in Belgium was 5.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest unemployment rate, by sex and disability - 19th icls recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 11.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate, by sex and disability - 19th icls recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 2024.
- How does Belgium rank for unemployment rate, by sex and disability - 19th icls?
- Belgium ranks 29th out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment rate, by sex and disability - 19th icls rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Unemployment rate, by sex and disability - 19th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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