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 |
2024 |
| Total |
Total |
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 |
Males |
Females |
| Belgium |
Region |
Total |
Level of education (ISCED 2011) |
|
| Belgium |
Brussels-Capital region |
Total |
Low |
Employment rate |
40.6% |
24.4% |
32.5% |
39.8% |
24.4% |
32.6% |
39.8% |
22.7% |
31.6% |
39.4% |
22.1% |
30.9% |
36.8% |
23.1% |
30.3% |
38.0% |
25.3% |
31.7% |
39.6% |
24.5% |
31.8% |
36.8% |
23.9% |
30.6% |
| Unemployment rate |
27.2% |
27.8% |
27.4% |
26.7% |
24.1% |
25.8% |
23.1% |
27.9% |
24.8% |
24.4% |
27.8% |
25.6% |
28.2% |
26.9% |
27.7% |
26.4% |
19.9% |
23.9% |
22.3% |
23.0% |
22.6% |
27.4% |
. |
23.0% |
| Activity rate |
55.7% |
33.8% |
44.8% |
54.3% |
32.2% |
43.9% |
51.7% |
31.5% |
42.1% |
52.0% |
30.6% |
41.6% |
51.2% |
31.6% |
41.9% |
51.6% |
31.6% |
41.7% |
51.0% |
31.8% |
41.1% |
50.7% |
28.0% |
39.7% |
| Middle |
Employment rate |
58.0% |
45.5% |
51.9% |
55.8% |
47.0% |
51.4% |
59.8% |
49.2% |
54.6% |
58.6% |
44.8% |
52.0% |
57.6% |
41.1% |
49.6% |
57.9% |
43.5% |
51.2% |
62.1% |
44.5% |
54.1% |
61.0% |
41.0% |
51.1% |
| Unemployment rate |
17.9% |
18.4% |
18.1% |
18.5% |
14.2% |
16.6% |
14.5% |
12.2% |
13.5% |
12.1% |
17.2% |
14.3% |
14.9% |
16.8% |
15.7% |
14.3% |
18.2% |
15.9% |
12.3% |
15.1% |
13.4% |
13.9% |
19.0% |
16.0% |
| Activity rate |
70.6% |
55.7% |
63.3% |
68.5% |
54.8% |
61.6% |
69.9% |
56.1% |
63.1% |
66.7% |
54.1% |
60.7% |
67.7% |
49.4% |
58.8% |
67.6% |
53.1% |
60.8% |
70.8% |
52.4% |
62.5% |
70.8% |
50.7% |
60.8% |
| High |
Employment rate |
81.9% |
73.4% |
77.5% |
82.4% |
74.9% |
78.5% |
82.9% |
74.3% |
78.4% |
81.8% |
74.2% |
77.8% |
83.4% |
74.4% |
78.7% |
84.9% |
78.0% |
81.3% |
86.6% |
76.9% |
81.5% |
84.7% |
75.7% |
80.1% |
| Unemployment rate |
7.5% |
9.2% |
8.3% |
6.3% |
7.6% |
7.0% |
6.6% |
8.6% |
7.6% |
6.4% |
7.3% |
6.9% |
5.6% |
7.4% |
6.5% |
5.5% |
7.0% |
6.3% |
5.4% |
7.4% |
6.4% |
6.1% |
8.2% |
7.2% |
| Activity rate |
88.5% |
80.8% |
84.5% |
87.9% |
81.1% |
84.4% |
88.8% |
81.3% |
84.9% |
87.4% |
80.0% |
83.5% |
88.4% |
80.3% |
84.1% |
89.8% |
83.8% |
86.7% |
91.6% |
83.1% |
87.1% |
90.2% |
82.5% |
86.2% |
| Flanders region |
Total |
Low |
Employment rate |
46.1% |
32.2% |
39.5% |
46.0% |
33.7% |
40.2% |
49.0% |
33.4% |
41.9% |
46.6% |
31.9% |
39.8% |
45.3% |
30.2% |
38.2% |
45.3% |
31.4% |
38.6% |
46.2% |
31.7% |
39.4% |
45.3% |
32.5% |
39.4% |
| Unemployment rate |
8.4% |
8.8% |
8.6% |
6.9% |
7.0% |
6.9% |
5.9% |
7.4% |
6.5% |
5.8% |
7.3% |
6.3% |
7.8% |
9.8% |
8.6% |
7.5% |
8.0% |
7.7% |
7.9% |
8.0% |
7.9% |
9.5% |
7.6% |
8.8% |
| Activity rate |
50.3% |
35.3% |
43.2% |
49.4% |
36.3% |
43.2% |
52.0% |
36.1% |
44.8% |
49.5% |
34.4% |
42.5% |
49.1% |
33.5% |
41.8% |
49.0% |
34.1% |
41.8% |
50.1% |
34.5% |
42.8% |
50.1% |
35.2% |
43.2% |
| Middle |
Employment rate |
75.9% |
62.2% |
69.5% |
76.3% |
65.0% |
71.1% |
76.7% |
66.2% |
71.8% |
75.7% |
64.3% |
70.5% |
73.6% |
64.3% |
69.4% |
74.7% |
65.6% |
70.6% |
75.1% |
65.2% |
70.6% |
75.5% |
65.1% |
70.7% |
| Unemployment rate |
3.6% |
4.6% |
4.0% |
3.0% |
3.8% |
3.3% |
3.3% |
3.4% |
3.4% |
3.3% |
4.2% |
3.6% |
4.5% |
4.5% |
4.5% |
3.3% |
4.1% |
3.6% |
3.9% |
3.8% |
3.9% |
4.4% |
4.6% |
4.5% |
| Activity rate |
78.8% |
65.2% |
72.4% |
78.7% |
67.6% |
73.6% |
79.4% |
68.6% |
74.3% |
78.3% |
67.1% |
73.1% |
77.1% |
67.3% |
72.7% |
77.3% |
68.3% |
73.3% |
78.2% |
67.7% |
73.5% |
79.0% |
68.3% |
74.0% |
| High |
Employment rate |
86.6% |
81.8% |
84.0% |
88.2% |
83.9% |
85.8% |
88.4% |
84.1% |
86.0% |
87.3% |
84.0% |
85.5% |
88.1% |
84.5% |
86.2% |
89.0% |
85.3% |
87.0% |
90.5% |
86.7% |
88.4% |
90.4% |
86.4% |
88.2% |
| Unemployment rate |
2.5% |
4.0% |
3.3% |
2.8% |
2.2% |
2.5% |
2.3% |
2.1% |
2.1% |
2.8% |
2.5% |
2.6% |
2.9% |
1.9% |
2.4% |
2.3% |
1.5% |
1.9% |
2.2% |
1.5% |
1.8% |
2.2% |
1.9% |
2.0% |
| Activity rate |
88.9% |
85.2% |
86.9% |
90.8% |
85.8% |
88.0% |
90.5% |
85.8% |
87.9% |
89.8% |
86.2% |
87.8% |
90.8% |
86.2% |
88.2% |
91.1% |
86.6% |
88.7% |
92.5% |
87.9% |
90.0% |
92.4% |
88.0% |
90.0% |
| Walloon region |
Total |
Low |
Employment rate |
36.4% |
25.1% |
31.0% |
35.4% |
24.3% |
30.1% |
33.7% |
25.2% |
29.7% |
34.3% |
22.7% |
29.0% |
35.5% |
22.8% |
29.7% |
38.3% |
23.9% |
31.8% |
35.1% |
24.3% |
30.2% |
35.9% |
25.2% |
31.0% |
| Unemployment rate |
20.2% |
18.0% |
19.4% |
18.0% |
18.7% |
18.3% |
17.8% |
13.8% |
16.2% |
16.5% |
16.2% |
16.4% |
18.3% |
19.5% |
18.7% |
15.9% |
19.7% |
17.2% |
19.0% |
18.0% |
18.7% |
16.8% |
16.4% |
16.7% |
| Activity rate |
45.7% |
30.6% |
38.4% |
43.2% |
29.9% |
36.8% |
41.0% |
29.2% |
35.5% |
41.0% |
27.1% |
34.7% |
43.4% |
28.3% |
36.5% |
45.5% |
29.8% |
38.4% |
43.3% |
29.6% |
37.1% |
43.2% |
30.1% |
37.2% |
| Middle |
Employment rate |
67.1% |
52.4% |
60.3% |
68.8% |
53.8% |
61.9% |
69.8% |
54.9% |
62.8% |
67.7% |
52.3% |
60.6% |
66.1% |
50.1% |
58.7% |
65.0% |
50.3% |
58.1% |
64.8% |
52.7% |
59.1% |
66.6% |
53.1% |
60.3% |
| Unemployment rate |
10.2% |
11.6% |
10.8% |
8.9% |
9.5% |
9.1% |
7.6% |
7.7% |
7.6% |
8.3% |
8.3% |
8.3% |
9.8% |
10.9% |
10.2% |
9.5% |
10.2% |
9.8% |
9.7% |
9.3% |
9.5% |
8.4% |
9.6% |
8.9% |
| Activity rate |
74.7% |
59.4% |
67.6% |
75.5% |
59.4% |
68.1% |
75.5% |
59.5% |
68.0% |
73.9% |
57.0% |
66.0% |
73.3% |
56.2% |
65.4% |
71.9% |
56.0% |
64.4% |
71.7% |
58.1% |
65.4% |
72.6% |
58.7% |
66.1% |
| High |
Employment rate |
83.1% |
78.3% |
80.4% |
82.6% |
79.1% |
80.7% |
83.6% |
80.2% |
81.7% |
85.3% |
79.5% |
82.0% |
84.8% |
79.9% |
82.0% |
84.3% |
80.8% |
82.3% |
85.1% |
80.3% |
82.3% |
88.0% |
81.6% |
84.4% |
| Unemployment rate |
5.1% |
4.4% |
4.7% |
4.2% |
4.0% |
4.1% |
4.0% |
2.9% |
3.4% |
4.0% |
3.4% |
3.7% |
4.7% |
5.0% |
4.9% |
4.6% |
4.2% |
4.4% |
3.6% |
4.0% |
3.8% |
3.6% |
3.3% |
3.5% |
| Activity rate |
87.6% |
81.9% |
84.3% |
86.2% |
82.4% |
84.1% |
87.1% |
82.6% |
84.6% |
88.9% |
82.3% |
85.1% |
89.0% |
84.1% |
86.2% |
88.4% |
84.4% |
86.1% |
88.3% |
83.6% |
85.6% |
91.4% |
84.4% |
87.4% |
| Belgium |
Total |
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% |
70.2% |
63.3% |
66.7% |
| 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% |
6.2% |
5.3% |
5.8% |
| 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% |
74.8% |
66.8% |
70.8% |
Source: Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics - Statistics Belgium)