Belgium Labor Force Participation Rate 1991-2024

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 2023 was 31.45%, a 0.35% increase from 2022.
  • Belgium labor force participation rate for 2022 was 31.10%, a 0.84% increase from 2021.
  • Belgium labor force participation rate for 2021 was 30.26%, a 1.83% increase from 2020.
  • Belgium labor force participation rate for 2020 was 28.43%, a 2.55% decline from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Iceland 76.74%
Netherlands 71.41%
New Zealand 68.93%
Australia 67.83%
Norway 65.12%
Switzerland 64.63%
Canada 64.28%
Denmark 63.95%
Qatar 60.64%
Austria 59.29%
Sweden 58.68%
United Kingdom 55.03%
Finland 54.94%
Ireland 54.56%
Germany 54.33%
Malta 54.17%
United States 51.04%
Japan 49.84%
Channel Islands 49.44%
Bahamas 48.41%
Israel 47.61%
Panama 46.01%
Uruguay 45.93%
UAE 45.86%
Guam 45.05%
Estonia 44.08%
Cyprus 43.65%
France 42.76%
Barbados 42.37%
Bahrain 41.18%
Macao 39.78%
Brunei 38.35%
French Polynesia 38.20%
Argentina 37.73%
Oman 36.74%
Trinidad and Tobago 36.58%
Slovenia 36.34%
New Caledonia 35.83%
Singapore 35.61%
Portugal 35.46%
Luxembourg 35.05%
Latvia 34.74%
Lithuania 34.00%
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 33.80%
Spain 32.94%
Poland 32.11%
Hong Kong 31.98%
Belgium 31.45%
Hungary 31.16%
Croatia 30.49%
Chile 29.93%
Czech Republic 28.52%
Saudi Arabia 27.72%
Slovak Republic 27.56%
South Korea 27.04%
Italy 26.39%
Greece 24.85%
Kuwait 24.43%
Puerto Rico 23.02%
Belgium Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 31.45% 0.35%
2022 31.10% 0.84%
2021 30.26% 1.83%
2020 28.43% -2.55%
2019 30.98% 1.35%
2018 29.63% 1.55%
2017 28.08% -0.39%
2016 28.46% -1.54%
2015 30.00% -0.19%
2014 30.19% -0.80%
2013 30.99% -0.49%
2012 31.48% -0.50%
2011 31.98% -0.53%
2010 32.51% 0.07%
2009 32.44% -0.96%
2008 33.40% -0.47%
2007 33.87% -0.83%
2006 34.70% -0.32%
2005 35.02% 0.99%
2004 34.03% 0.52%
2003 33.51% -0.32%
2002 33.83% 0.22%
2001 33.61% -2.12%
2000 35.73% 2.86%
1999 32.87% 0.24%
1998 32.63% 0.60%
1997 32.03% -0.74%
1996 32.77% -1.11%
1995 33.88% -1.31%
1994 35.19% 0.78%
1993 34.41% -1.80%
1992 36.21% -0.27%
1991 36.48% -0.27%