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 |
Total |
Age (15-24 / 25-54 / 55-64) |
|
| Belgium |
Brussels-Capital region |
Total |
From 15 to 24 years |
Inactive population |
51.893 |
55.372 |
107.265 |
52.335 |
56.100 |
108.435 |
54.801 |
56.804 |
111.605 |
57.473 |
58.097 |
115.570 |
57.364 |
60.382 |
117.746 |
58.555 |
61.744 |
120.299 |
58.393 |
62.254 |
120.646 |
| Employment rate |
15.6% |
14.6% |
15.1% |
16.9% |
14.2% |
15.5% |
14.9% |
14.8% |
14.8% |
13.4% |
14.0% |
13.7% |
14.2% |
11.9% |
13.0% |
14.0% |
12.9% |
13.5% |
17.8% |
15.3% |
16.5% |
| Unemployment rate |
37.1% |
. |
33.2% |
32.8% |
. |
30.6% |
33.7% |
. |
29.2% |
. |
. |
29.1% |
. |
. |
30.8% |
35.6% |
. |
31.7% |
27.2% |
. |
25.7% |
| Activity rate |
24.8% |
20.4% |
22.6% |
25.1% |
19.6% |
22.4% |
22.4% |
19.5% |
21.0% |
19.9% |
18.8% |
19.3% |
21.0% |
16.6% |
18.8% |
21.7% |
17.7% |
19.7% |
24.4% |
20.1% |
22.2% |
| From 25 to 54 years |
Inactive population |
35.809 |
75.002 |
110.811 |
37.878 |
77.702 |
115.580 |
39.278 |
79.341 |
118.619 |
43.111 |
82.541 |
125.652 |
38.106 |
78.276 |
116.382 |
32.374 |
67.667 |
100.041 |
27.630 |
71.363 |
98.992 |
| Employment rate |
75.2% |
61.5% |
68.4% |
74.6% |
63.3% |
68.9% |
76.2% |
62.4% |
69.3% |
75.7% |
61.2% |
68.5% |
76.7% |
62.8% |
69.8% |
79.8% |
67.6% |
73.7% |
81.7% |
66.6% |
74.2% |
| Unemployment rate |
13.4% |
14.8% |
14.0% |
13.5% |
11.3% |
12.5% |
11.1% |
12.1% |
11.6% |
10.4% |
12.6% |
11.4% |
11.1% |
12.3% |
11.7% |
9.7% |
11.0% |
10.3% |
9.4% |
11.0% |
10.1% |
| Activity rate |
86.8% |
72.1% |
79.5% |
86.2% |
71.4% |
78.8% |
85.8% |
71.0% |
78.4% |
84.5% |
70.0% |
77.3% |
86.3% |
71.7% |
79.0% |
88.4% |
75.9% |
82.1% |
90.2% |
74.9% |
82.5% |
| From 55 to 64 years |
Inactive population |
19.568 |
32.172 |
51.740 |
23.849 |
29.060 |
52.910 |
23.072 |
29.034 |
52.106 |
20.188 |
28.959 |
49.147 |
20.755 |
29.384 |
50.139 |
21.329 |
28.524 |
49.852 |
20.170 |
29.615 |
49.785 |
| Employment rate |
54.6% |
42.9% |
48.5% |
51.1% |
48.1% |
49.5% |
51.8% |
47.5% |
49.6% |
56.9% |
49.0% |
52.9% |
56.4% |
50.4% |
53.4% |
56.2% |
51.8% |
54.0% |
62.9% |
50.6% |
56.7% |
| Unemployment rate |
16.1% |
. |
12.9% |
. |
. |
10.6% |
14.8% |
. |
12.8% |
14.5% |
. |
12.0% |
14.9% |
. |
10.8% |
15.1% |
. |
11.2% |
. |
. |
7.8% |
| Activity rate |
65.1% |
47.0% |
55.7% |
58.4% |
52.6% |
55.4% |
60.8% |
53.2% |
56.9% |
66.5% |
53.9% |
60.1% |
66.3% |
53.5% |
59.8% |
66.2% |
55.3% |
60.7% |
68.8% |
54.2% |
61.5% |
| Flanders region |
Total |
From 15 to 24 years |
Inactive population |
241.731 |
249.734 |
491.465 |
234.602 |
238.451 |
473.053 |
225.368 |
225.789 |
451.157 |
244.069 |
239.365 |
483.433 |
238.829 |
234.844 |
473.672 |
238.930 |
229.224 |
468.154 |
240.174 |
237.368 |
477.542 |
| Employment rate |
29.3% |
25.6% |
27.5% |
31.8% |
28.7% |
30.2% |
34.5% |
32.4% |
33.4% |
29.9% |
28.4% |
29.2% |
29.7% |
30.1% |
29.9% |
31.9% |
32.8% |
32.3% |
32.5% |
31.4% |
31.9% |
| Unemployment rate |
13.3% |
12.2% |
12.8% |
11.3% |
10.3% |
10.9% |
10.1% |
8.8% |
9.5% |
10.8% |
10.8% |
10.8% |
16.3% |
10.5% |
13.5% |
12.5% |
9.4% |
11.0% |
12.8% |
10.7% |
11.8% |
| Activity rate |
33.8% |
29.2% |
31.5% |
35.8% |
32.0% |
33.9% |
38.3% |
35.5% |
36.9% |
33.5% |
31.9% |
32.7% |
35.5% |
33.6% |
34.6% |
36.4% |
36.2% |
36.3% |
37.2% |
35.2% |
36.2% |
| From 25 to 54 years |
Inactive population |
94.904 |
211.716 |
306.620 |
100.772 |
190.357 |
291.129 |
100.309 |
194.463 |
294.772 |
104.985 |
194.041 |
299.025 |
96.951 |
190.012 |
286.963 |
90.857 |
181.781 |
272.637 |
91.797 |
190.208 |
282.004 |
| Employment rate |
89.6% |
80.1% |
84.9% |
89.6% |
82.7% |
86.2% |
89.7% |
82.5% |
86.1% |
89.2% |
82.1% |
85.7% |
89.5% |
82.7% |
86.1% |
90.3% |
83.8% |
87.1% |
90.0% |
83.3% |
86.7% |
| Unemployment rate |
3.2% |
3.8% |
3.5% |
2.7% |
2.8% |
2.8% |
2.7% |
2.5% |
2.6% |
2.9% |
3.0% |
2.9% |
3.1% |
2.7% |
2.9% |
2.8% |
2.3% |
2.5% |
3.1% |
2.1% |
2.6% |
| Activity rate |
92.6% |
83.3% |
88.0% |
92.2% |
85.0% |
88.6% |
92.2% |
84.7% |
88.4% |
91.8% |
84.7% |
88.3% |
92.4% |
85.0% |
88.7% |
92.9% |
85.7% |
89.3% |
92.9% |
85.2% |
89.0% |
| From 55 to 64 years |
Inactive population |
188.341 |
231.615 |
419.956 |
179.218 |
228.215 |
407.433 |
171.243 |
222.358 |
393.601 |
170.489 |
220.677 |
391.166 |
167.742 |
210.767 |
378.509 |
159.321 |
205.679 |
365.000 |
154.047 |
199.286 |
353.333 |
| Employment rate |
55.1% |
43.9% |
49.5% |
57.7% |
47.3% |
52.5% |
60.6% |
49.2% |
54.9% |
61.2% |
50.2% |
55.7% |
61.7% |
52.2% |
57.0% |
64.8% |
54.2% |
59.5% |
65.7% |
55.9% |
60.8% |
| Unemployment rate |
3.2% |
6.2% |
4.5% |
3.3% |
2.5% |
3.0% |
2.6% |
3.0% |
2.8% |
2.8% |
2.8% |
2.8% |
3.5% |
3.7% |
3.6% |
1.7% |
2.5% |
2.1% |
2.1% |
2.1% |
2.1% |
| Activity rate |
56.9% |
46.8% |
51.9% |
59.7% |
48.5% |
54.1% |
62.2% |
50.7% |
56.5% |
63.0% |
51.7% |
57.3% |
63.9% |
54.2% |
59.1% |
66.0% |
55.6% |
60.8% |
67.2% |
57.1% |
62.1% |
| Walloon region |
Total |
From 15 to 24 years |
Inactive population |
161.645 |
169.155 |
330.800 |
163.299 |
163.176 |
326.474 |
164.017 |
164.678 |
328.696 |
159.797 |
170.501 |
330.298 |
155.795 |
164.846 |
320.641 |
159.489 |
167.173 |
326.662 |
162.862 |
162.383 |
325.245 |
| Employment rate |
19.2% |
15.1% |
17.2% |
20.5% |
18.1% |
19.3% |
19.4% |
18.7% |
19.1% |
22.4% |
15.7% |
19.1% |
23.1% |
17.1% |
20.1% |
21.8% |
17.3% |
19.6% |
21.1% |
20.5% |
20.8% |
| Unemployment rate |
29.5% |
28.2% |
29.0% |
22.1% |
22.9% |
22.5% |
25.4% |
17.8% |
21.9% |
20.9% |
22.9% |
21.7% |
24.1% |
26.7% |
25.2% |
25.6% |
24.3% |
25.0% |
25.5% |
20.1% |
23.0% |
| Activity rate |
27.2% |
21.0% |
24.1% |
26.3% |
23.5% |
24.9% |
26.0% |
22.8% |
24.4% |
28.2% |
20.4% |
24.4% |
30.4% |
23.4% |
26.9% |
29.3% |
22.9% |
26.1% |
28.4% |
25.6% |
27.0% |
| From 25 to 54 years |
Inactive population |
94.731 |
172.398 |
267.129 |
96.696 |
176.115 |
272.811 |
103.410 |
168.112 |
271.522 |
107.457 |
165.847 |
273.304 |
97.909 |
155.187 |
253.095 |
99.197 |
158.531 |
257.728 |
101.945 |
165.665 |
267.610 |
| Employment rate |
78.4% |
69.8% |
74.1% |
79.2% |
69.6% |
74.4% |
79.1% |
72.0% |
75.6% |
78.4% |
72.0% |
75.2% |
78.7% |
72.0% |
75.4% |
79.2% |
71.9% |
75.6% |
78.6% |
71.3% |
75.0% |
| Unemployment rate |
9.5% |
7.8% |
8.7% |
8.3% |
7.3% |
7.9% |
7.3% |
5.4% |
6.4% |
7.4% |
5.8% |
6.6% |
8.5% |
7.6% |
8.1% |
7.8% |
7.2% |
7.5% |
8.0% |
6.7% |
7.4% |
| Activity rate |
86.6% |
75.7% |
81.1% |
86.3% |
75.1% |
80.7% |
85.3% |
76.2% |
80.7% |
84.7% |
76.4% |
80.5% |
86.1% |
77.9% |
82.0% |
85.9% |
77.5% |
81.7% |
85.5% |
76.5% |
81.0% |
| From 55 to 64 years |
Inactive population |
103.667 |
135.979 |
239.645 |
105.534 |
135.780 |
241.313 |
105.402 |
135.942 |
241.344 |
100.846 |
134.910 |
235.756 |
98.286 |
131.968 |
230.254 |
97.015 |
124.959 |
221.973 |
100.008 |
118.956 |
218.964 |
| Employment rate |
51.3% |
40.6% |
45.8% |
51.1% |
42.0% |
46.4% |
52.2% |
42.8% |
47.4% |
54.2% |
43.6% |
48.8% |
55.5% |
44.6% |
49.9% |
56.4% |
47.3% |
51.8% |
55.1% |
49.5% |
52.2% |
| Unemployment rate |
6.5% |
6.7% |
6.5% |
6.1% |
. |
5.4% |
5.0% |
. |
4.5% |
5.5% |
. |
4.7% |
5.6% |
4.6% |
5.2% |
5.2% |
4.7% |
5.0% |
5.4% |
4.8% |
5.1% |
| Activity rate |
54.8% |
43.5% |
49.0% |
54.4% |
44.0% |
49.1% |
55.0% |
44.5% |
49.6% |
57.4% |
45.3% |
51.2% |
58.8% |
46.7% |
52.6% |
59.5% |
49.7% |
54.5% |
58.2% |
52.0% |
55.1% |
| Belgium |
Total |
Inactive population |
992.289 |
1.333.142 |
2.325.431 |
994.182 |
1.294.954 |
2.289.136 |
986.899 |
1.276.520 |
2.263.420 |
1.008.414 |
1.294.936 |
2.303.351 |
971.735 |
1.255.666 |
2.227.401 |
957.065 |
1.225.280 |
2.182.346 |
957.025 |
1.237.096 |
2.194.121 |
| 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)