ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Belgium
Belgium: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 5.41 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Belgium, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Belgium stood at 5.41 %. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 39.8% on the previous year and up 63.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Belgium peaked at 5.41 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.12 %, in 1998.
Belgium ranks 67th of 78 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 3.39 % | — |
| 1993 | 1.81 % | -46.6% |
| 1994 | 2.46 % | +35.9% |
| 1995 | 2.13 % | -13.4% |
| 1996 | 1.94 % | -8.9% |
| 1997 | 2.62 % | +35.1% |
| 1998 | 1.12 % | -57.3% |
| 1999 | 4.84 % | +332.1% |
| 2000 | 1.29 % | -73.3% |
| 2001 | 1.65 % | +27.9% |
| 2002 | 2.77 % | +67.9% |
| 2003 | 1.52 % | -45.1% |
| 2004 | 2.73 % | +79.6% |
| 2005 | 3.57 % | +30.8% |
| 2006 | 2.47 % | -30.8% |
| 2007 | 3.25 % | +31.6% |
| 2008 | 2.67 % | -17.8% |
| 2009 | 2.98 % | +11.6% |
| 2010 | 3.12 % | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 4.47 % | +43.3% |
| 2012 | 3.17 % | -29.1% |
| 2013 | 2.65 % | -16.4% |
| 2014 | 3.3 % | +24.5% |
| 2015 | 2.8 % | -15.2% |
| 2016 | 2.83 % | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 2.68 % | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 3.62 % | +35.1% |
| 2019 | 2.95 % | -18.5% |
| 2020 | 3.57 % | +21.0% |
| 2021 | 3.58 % | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 3.6 % | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 3.87 % | +7.5% |
| 2024 | 5.41 % | +39.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.54 % | 1.12 % | 4.84 % | 8 |
| 2000s | 2.49 % | 1.29 % | 3.57 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.16 % | 2.65 % | 4.47 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.01 % | 3.57 % | 5.41 % | 5 |
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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)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 13.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2575 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 15,641 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 8.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.2279 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 13,842 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 0.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1743 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Belgium?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Belgium was 5.41 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 5.41 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.12 % in 1998.
- How does Belgium rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- Belgium ranks 67th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.9%. 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 — Labour force participation rate by age, 65+, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.