Belgium Labor Force Participation Rate 1990-2023
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
- Belgium labor force participation rate for 2021 was 29.45%, a 1.06% increase from 2020.
- Belgium labor force participation rate for 2020 was 28.39%, a 2.56% decline from 2019.
- Belgium labor force participation rate for 2019 was 30.96%, a 1.34% increase from 2018.
- Belgium labor force participation rate for 2018 was 29.61%, a 1.54% increase from 2017.
Belgium Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data |
Year |
Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 |
Annual Change |
2021 |
29.45% |
1.06% |
2020 |
28.39% |
-2.56% |
2019 |
30.96% |
1.34% |
2018 |
29.61% |
1.54% |
2017 |
28.07% |
-0.40% |
2016 |
28.47% |
-1.54% |
2015 |
30.01% |
-0.20% |
2014 |
30.20% |
-0.79% |
2013 |
31.00% |
-0.49% |
2012 |
31.49% |
-0.50% |
2011 |
31.99% |
-0.53% |
2010 |
32.52% |
0.07% |
2009 |
32.45% |
-0.97% |
2008 |
33.41% |
-0.47% |
2007 |
33.89% |
-0.83% |
2006 |
34.71% |
-0.31% |
2005 |
35.02% |
0.99% |
2004 |
34.03% |
0.52% |
2003 |
33.51% |
-0.31% |
2002 |
33.82% |
0.23% |
2001 |
33.59% |
-2.11% |
2000 |
35.70% |
2.86% |
1999 |
32.84% |
0.24% |
1998 |
32.60% |
0.60% |
1997 |
31.99% |
-0.74% |
1996 |
32.73% |
-1.11% |
1995 |
33.84% |
-1.32% |
1994 |
35.17% |
0.75% |
1993 |
34.41% |
-1.81% |
1992 |
36.22% |
-0.27% |
1991 |
36.49% |
0.95% |
1990 |
35.54% |
0.95% |