Belgium vs Portugal: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by

Belgium
89.64 %
in 2024
Portugal
89.33 %
in 2024
Belgium rank
18th
Portugal rank
20th

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by over time

  • Belgium
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Belgium currently reports 89.64 % against 89.33 % in Portugal, a difference of 0.31 %.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Portugal ahead.

Belgium ranks 18th and Portugal ranks 20th of 79 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Portugal Difference Ahead
1990s 80.54 % 81.23 % 0.6925 % Portugal
2000s 83.07 % 86.24 % 3.17 % Portugal
2010s 87.69 % 86.74 % 0.958 % Belgium
2020s 89.19 % 88.67 % 0.524 % Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by, Belgium or Portugal?
Belgium, at 89.64 % against 89.33 % in Portugal as of 2024.
What is the difference in ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by between Belgium and Portugal?
0.31 %, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Portugal?
33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
How do Belgium and Portugal rank globally for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
Belgium ranks 18th and Portugal ranks 20th of 79 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, 25 to 54, 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 — Labour force participation rate by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
86 places, 1,544 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.