This statistic shows the employment rate in Belgium from 2008 to 2022, by region. In 2022, employment rate in the Flemish Region was at 71.5 percent, in the Walloon Region at 60 percent, and in the Brussels-Capital Region at 59.9 percent. Overall, the employment rate increased in Belgium.
Rate of employment in Belgium from 2008 to 2022, by region
Characteristic
Flemish Region
Brussels-Capital Region
Walloon Region
2022
71.5%
59.9%
60%
2021
70%
57.3%
59.6%
2020
69.4%
56.5%
59.2%
2019
70.3%
56.9%
59.2%
2018
69.4%
56.8%
58.4%
2017
67.5%
56.2%
57.7%
2016
66.5%
55.3%
57.1%
2015
66.4%
54.2%
56.2%
2014
66.4%
54.3%
56.5%
2013
66.2%
52.5%
57%
2012
65.9%
54%
57.3%
2011
66.2%
53.8%
57%
2010
66.3%
54.8%
56.7%
2009
65.8%
55.1%
56.2%
2008
66.5%
55.6%
57.2%
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Statistics Belgium defines employment rate as the percentage of working people.
Belgium is divided into 3 regions: the Flemish Region, the Brussels-Capital Region and the Walloon Region. Each region has its own Regional Parliament and a Regional Government.
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Statbel. (March 29, 2023). Rate of employment in Belgium from 2008 to 2022, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/528890/employment-rate-in-belgium-by-region/
Statbel. "Rate of employment in Belgium from 2008 to 2022, by region." Chart. March 29, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/528890/employment-rate-in-belgium-by-region/
Statbel. (2023). Rate of employment in Belgium from 2008 to 2022, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/528890/employment-rate-in-belgium-by-region/
Statbel. "Rate of Employment in Belgium from 2008 to 2022, by Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Mar 2023, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/528890/employment-rate-in-belgium-by-region/
Statbel, Rate of employment in Belgium from 2008 to 2022, by region Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/528890/employment-rate-in-belgium-by-region/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Rate of employment in Belgium from 2008 to 2022, by region [Graph], Statbel, March 29, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/528890/employment-rate-in-belgium-by-region/
