Belgium vs Netherlands (Kingdom of the): ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment

Belgium
124.61 1000 No
in 2024
Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
117.88 1000 No
in 2024
Belgium rank
52nd
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) rank
54th

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment over time

  • Belgium
  • Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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How they compare

Belgium currently reports 124.61 1000 No against 117.88 1000 No in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), a difference of 6.73 1000 No.

That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands (Kingdom of the)'s.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ahead.

Belgium ranks 52nd and Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 54th of 72 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands (Kingdom of the) in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Netherlands (Kingdom of the) Difference Ahead
1990s 45.43 1000 No 50.15 1000 No 4.73 1000 No Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
2000s 39.16 1000 No 38.87 1000 No 0.291 1000 No Belgium
2010s 105.17 1000 No 165.94 1000 No 60.77 1000 No Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
2020s 120.04 1000 No 128.63 1000 No 8.59 1000 No Netherlands (Kingdom of the)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment, Belgium or Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
Belgium, at 124.61 1000 No against 117.88 1000 No in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) as of 2024.
What is the difference in ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment between Belgium and Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
6.73 1000 No, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
How do Belgium and Netherlands (Kingdom of the) rank globally for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment?
Belgium ranks 52nd and Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 54th of 72 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — Value. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — Value
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
78 places, 1,460 data points, 1987–2025
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.