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Active (working and unemployed) population since 2017 based on the reformed Labour Force Survey, by quarter, region, age class and level of education
Employment rate, unemployment rate and activity rate by gender for Belgium and the regions, quarterly
16/03/2026 10:41 GMT +0100
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Gender
Males
Females
Males
Females
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Females
Males
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BelgiumRegion
Belgium
Brussels-Capital region
Employment rate
61.5%52.3%56.9%63.6%54.5%59.0%64.7%54.4%59.6%62.4%55.4%58.9%
Unemployment rate
15.9%12.1%14.2%12.9%10.7%11.9%12.7%13.4%13.1%12.8%10.5%11.7%
Activity rate
73.1%59.5%66.3%72.9%61.0%66.9%74.2%62.9%68.5%71.6%61.9%66.7%
Flanders region
Employment rate
75.3%69.2%72.3%74.7%69.7%72.2%74.6%68.2%71.4%74.0%69.6%71.8%
Unemployment rate
4.9%3.4%4.2%4.6%2.9%3.8%4.9%4.2%4.5%5.2%4.0%4.6%
Activity rate
79.2%71.6%75.4%78.3%71.8%75.1%78.4%71.1%74.8%78.1%72.5%75.3%
Walloon region
Employment rate
65.1%57.6%61.3%65.5%59.9%62.7%66.4%60.0%63.2%66.2%58.1%62.1%
Unemployment rate
7.7%7.1%7.5%8.3%7.4%7.8%8.4%7.3%7.9%7.4%9.2%8.3%
Activity rate
70.5%62.0%66.3%71.4%64.7%68.1%72.5%64.8%68.6%71.5%64.0%67.7%
Belgium
Employment rate
70.5%63.6%67.1%70.6%64.9%67.7%70.9%64.0%67.5%70.2%64.3%67.3%
Unemployment rate
6.9%5.4%6.2%6.6%5.0%5.9%6.8%6.1%6.5%6.7%6.2%6.5%
Activity rate
75.8%67.2%71.5%75.5%68.3%71.9%76.1%68.2%72.1%75.3%68.6%71.9%