ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Belgium
Belgium: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 57.14 % 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
The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Belgium is 57.14 %, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Belgium peaked at 57.64 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 49.06 %, in 2001.
Belgium ranks 58th 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 | 49.94 % | — |
| 1993 | 50.73 % | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 50.96 % | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 51.17 % | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 50.88 % | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 51.74 % | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 49.7 % | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 53.12 % | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 55.09 % | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 49.06 % | -10.9% |
| 2002 | 49.72 % | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 51.94 % | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 53.82 % | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 53.99 % | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 52.96 % | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 54.02 % | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 54.94 % | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 55.59 % | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 55.32 % | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 53.81 % | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 55.43 % | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 55.14 % | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 55.19 % | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 53.97 % | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 53.95 % | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 54.96 % | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 56.77 % | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 55.8 % | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 56.27 % | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 55.8 % | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 57.64 % | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 56.62 % | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 57.14 % | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.03 % | 49.7 % | 53.12 % | 8 |
| 2000s | 53.11 % | 49.06 % | 55.59 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.03 % | 53.81 % | 56.77 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.69 % | 55.8 % | 57.64 % | 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)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 4.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 0.463 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 28,127 current LCU per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 1.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.3781 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 22,972 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 8.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7627 current 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 57.14 % 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 57.64 % in 2022.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.06 % in 2001.
- How does Belgium rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- Belgium ranks 58th 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 3.5%. 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 — 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.