ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Belgium
Belgium: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by was 57.9 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Belgium, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Belgium stood at 57.9 %. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.8% on the previous year and up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Belgium peaked at 57.9 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.13 %, in 1992.
That places Belgium 38th out of 79 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 13.13 % | — |
| 1993 | 14.07 % | +7.2% |
| 1994 | 19.19 % | +36.4% |
| 1995 | 19.66 % | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 17.46 % | -11.2% |
| 1997 | 18.27 % | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 15.09 % | -17.4% |
| 1999 | 20.05 % | +32.9% |
| 2000 | 17.18 % | -14.3% |
| 2001 | 18.38 % | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 14.89 % | -19.0% |
| 2003 | 28.95 % | +94.4% |
| 2004 | 24.24 % | -16.3% |
| 2005 | 24.17 % | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 27.74 % | +14.8% |
| 2007 | 26.09 % | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 26.47 % | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 31.02 % | +17.2% |
| 2010 | 30.06 % | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 33.72 % | +12.2% |
| 2012 | 33.37 % | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 35.4 % | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 38.59 % | +9.0% |
| 2015 | 37.59 % | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 40.8 % | +8.5% |
| 2017 | 44.18 % | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 49.41 % | +11.8% |
| 2019 | 49.5 % | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 54.76 % | +10.6% |
| 2021 | 50.53 % | -7.7% |
| 2022 | 57.41 % | +13.6% |
| 2023 | 52.73 % | -8.2% |
| 2024 | 57.9 % | +9.8% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 57.9 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 58.26 %, 99% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 57.9 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 58.39 %, 99% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Belgium changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +94.4% | 14.89 % | 28.95 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.12 % | 13.13 % | 20.05 % | 8 |
| 2000s | 23.91 % | 14.89 % | 31.02 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.26 % | 30.06 % | 49.5 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.67 % | 50.53 % | 57.9 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More economy & growth data for Belgium
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.04 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.25 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -19.31 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0266 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -1,617 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -28.79 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 30.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0397 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -2,411 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 33.22 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Belgium?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Belgium was 57.9 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 57.9 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.13 % in 1992.
- How does Belgium rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by?
- Belgium ranks 38th out of 79 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, 55 to 64, rural areas — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.