Persons living in households with very low work intensity by income in Belgium
Belgium: Persons living in households with very low work intensity by income was 11.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
11.0%
Change on year
down 4.3%
World rank
3rd
of 47 countries
All-time high
15.4%
in 2003
All-time low
10.6%
in 2023
Years of data
23
2003–2025
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by income in Belgium, 2003–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons living in households with very low work intensity by income in Belgium is 11.0%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and down 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons living in households with very low work intensity by income in Belgium peaked at 15.4% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 2023.
Belgium ranks 3rd of 47 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by income in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 15.4% | — |
| 2004 | 14.7% | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 15.2% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 14.3% | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 13.8% | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 11.8% | -14.5% |
| 2009 | 12.4% | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 12.7% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 13.9% | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 13.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 14.0% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 14.6% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 14.9% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 14.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 14.0% | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 12.7% | -9.3% |
| 2019 | 12.5% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 12.0% | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 12.2% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 11.6% | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 10.6% | -8.6% |
| 2024 | 11.5% | +8.5% |
| 2025 | 11.0% | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.9% | 11.8% | 15.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 13.8% | 12.5% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.5% | 10.6% | 12.2% | 6 |
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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)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 33,727 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 9.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.02 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 61,976 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 5.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.9028 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 54,847 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.33 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons living in households with very low work intensity by income in Belgium?
- Persons living in households with very low work intensity by income in Belgium was 11.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons living in households with very low work intensity by income recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 15.4% in 2003.
- What is the lowest persons living in households with very low work intensity by income recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 2023.
- How does Belgium rank for persons living in households with very low work intensity by income?
- Belgium ranks 3rd out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons living in households with very low work intensity by income rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons living in households with very low work intensity by income quantile and household composition (population aged 0 to 59 years) - EU 2020 strategy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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