ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Belgium
Belgium: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 54.01 % 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 54.01 %.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Belgium peaked at 54.21 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 38.05 %, in 1992.
Belgium ranks 35th of 79 countries on this measure, 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 — Labour force participation rate by in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 38.05 % | — |
| 1993 | 39.17 % | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 38.72 % | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 40.92 % | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 40.35 % | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 42.2 % | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 38.69 % | -8.3% |
| 1999 | 44.12 % | +14.0% |
| 2000 | 42.84 % | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 40.62 % | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 39.35 % | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 40.99 % | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 43.31 % | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 45.55 % | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 44.14 % | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 46.2 % | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 47.87 % | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 48.68 % | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 48.09 % | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 48.39 % | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 49.48 % | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 49.71 % | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 50.7 % | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 48.84 % | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 49 % | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 50.29 % | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 52.81 % | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 53.44 % | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 52.62 % | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 53.02 % | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 54.21 % | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 53.77 % | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 54.01 % | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.28 % | 38.05 % | 44.12 % | 8 |
| 2000s | 43.95 % | 39.35 % | 48.68 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.08 % | 48.09 % | 53.44 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.53 % | 52.62 % | 54.21 % | 5 |
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- 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)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 5.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0337 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 2,048 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 9.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.2395 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 14,552 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 4.5 % change on previous year (2025)
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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 54.01 % 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 54.21 % in 2022.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.05 % in 1992.
- How does Belgium rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- Belgium ranks 35th out of 79 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 6.5%. 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, total (15+), rural areas — Female — 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.