Active (working and unemployed) population since 2017 based on the labour force survey, by year, region, age class and level of education
|
Year |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
| Total |
Total |
Total |
Total |
Total |
Total |
Total |
Total |
Total |
Total |
Total |
Total |
Total |
Total |
Total |
| Gender |
Males |
Females |
Males |
Females |
Males |
Females |
Males |
Females |
Males |
Females |
Males |
Females |
Males |
Females |
| Belgium |
Region |
|
| Belgium |
Brussels-Capital region |
Employment rate |
61.9% |
50.5% |
56.2% |
61.2% |
52.4% |
56.8% |
62.0% |
51.8% |
56.9% |
62.0% |
51.1% |
56.5% |
62.7% |
52.0% |
57.3% |
64.5% |
55.4% |
59.9% |
67.2% |
54.8% |
61.0% |
| Unemployment rate |
15.1% |
14.9% |
15.0% |
14.5% |
11.9% |
13.4% |
12.8% |
12.6% |
12.7% |
12.1% |
12.8% |
12.4% |
12.7% |
12.2% |
12.5% |
11.8% |
11.2% |
11.5% |
10.3% |
11.2% |
10.7% |
| Activity rate |
72.9% |
59.3% |
66.1% |
71.6% |
59.5% |
65.5% |
71.1% |
59.3% |
65.2% |
70.5% |
58.6% |
64.6% |
71.8% |
59.2% |
65.5% |
73.1% |
62.3% |
67.7% |
74.9% |
61.8% |
68.3% |
| Flanders region |
Employment rate |
71.9% |
63.1% |
67.5% |
72.8% |
65.9% |
69.4% |
73.8% |
66.8% |
70.3% |
72.7% |
66.0% |
69.4% |
72.9% |
67.0% |
70.0% |
74.4% |
68.5% |
71.5% |
74.4% |
68.3% |
71.4% |
| Unemployment rate |
4.0% |
4.8% |
4.4% |
3.5% |
3.3% |
3.5% |
3.3% |
3.1% |
3.3% |
3.5% |
3.6% |
3.5% |
4.3% |
3.5% |
3.9% |
3.4% |
3.0% |
3.2% |
3.8% |
2.9% |
3.3% |
| Activity rate |
74.9% |
66.3% |
70.6% |
75.5% |
68.2% |
71.8% |
76.4% |
68.9% |
72.7% |
75.3% |
68.5% |
71.9% |
76.2% |
69.4% |
72.8% |
77.0% |
70.6% |
73.8% |
77.3% |
70.3% |
73.8% |
| Walloon region |
Employment rate |
61.7% |
53.7% |
57.7% |
62.4% |
54.4% |
58.4% |
62.3% |
56.1% |
59.2% |
62.8% |
55.6% |
59.2% |
63.3% |
56.0% |
59.6% |
63.4% |
56.6% |
60.0% |
62.6% |
57.2% |
59.9% |
| Unemployment rate |
10.5% |
9.0% |
9.8% |
9.0% |
8.0% |
8.5% |
8.2% |
6.0% |
7.2% |
8.2% |
6.5% |
7.4% |
9.3% |
8.5% |
8.9% |
8.8% |
7.9% |
8.4% |
9.0% |
7.4% |
8.2% |
| Activity rate |
68.9% |
59.0% |
63.9% |
68.5% |
59.2% |
63.8% |
67.9% |
59.7% |
63.8% |
68.3% |
59.5% |
63.9% |
69.8% |
61.2% |
65.5% |
69.5% |
61.4% |
65.5% |
68.8% |
61.8% |
65.3% |
| Belgium |
Employment rate |
67.5% |
58.7% |
63.1% |
68.2% |
60.7% |
64.5% |
68.9% |
61.7% |
65.3% |
68.4% |
61.0% |
64.7% |
68.7% |
61.8% |
65.3% |
69.8% |
63.2% |
66.5% |
69.9% |
63.3% |
66.6% |
| Unemployment rate |
7.2% |
7.1% |
7.1% |
6.3% |
5.6% |
6.0% |
5.8% |
5.0% |
5.4% |
5.8% |
5.4% |
5.6% |
6.7% |
5.9% |
6.3% |
5.9% |
5.3% |
5.6% |
6.0% |
5.1% |
5.6% |
| Activity rate |
72.8% |
63.2% |
68.0% |
72.8% |
64.3% |
68.6% |
73.1% |
64.9% |
69.0% |
72.6% |
64.5% |
68.6% |
73.7% |
65.7% |
69.7% |
74.2% |
66.8% |
70.5% |
74.4% |
66.7% |
70.5% |
Source: Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics - Statistics Belgium)