Belgium Youth Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Belgium youth unemployment rate for 2023 was 16.09%, a 0.34% decline from 2022.
  • Belgium youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 16.43%, a 1.8% decline from 2021.
  • Belgium youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 18.23%, a 2.88% increase from 2020.
  • Belgium youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 15.35%, a 1.09% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
French Polynesia 37.31%
New Caledonia 32.57%
Spain 28.70%
Greece 26.57%
Uruguay 26.16%
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 25.55%
Barbados 24.87%
Bahamas 23.57%
Italy 22.73%
Chile 22.05%
Sweden 21.57%
Portugal 20.25%
Slovak Republic 19.41%
Croatia 19.24%
Luxembourg 18.99%
Brunei 18.62%
Argentina 18.00%
Cyprus 17.45%
France 17.13%
Estonia 17.09%
Panama 16.59%
Saudi Arabia 16.25%
Belgium 16.09%
Finland 15.92%
Kuwait 14.99%
Lithuania 13.90%
Puerto Rico 13.65%
Channel Islands 13.47%
Guam 12.88%
Hungary 12.76%
United Kingdom 12.54%
Latvia 12.50%
Denmark 11.66%
Poland 11.58%
Norway 10.95%
Austria 10.93%
New Zealand 10.72%
UAE 10.65%
Canada 10.59%
Ireland 10.54%
Hong Kong 10.45%
Trinidad and Tobago 10.12%
Slovenia 9.91%
Malta 9.34%
Iceland 9.16%
Netherlands 8.94%
Australia 8.57%
Singapore 8.29%
Czech Republic 8.28%
Switzerland 8.00%
United States 7.90%
Macao 6.97%
Oman 6.85%
Israel 6.03%
Germany 5.96%
Bahrain 5.82%
South Korea 5.37%
Japan 4.09%
Qatar 0.60%
Belgium Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 16.09% -0.34%
2022 16.43% -1.80%
2021 18.23% 2.88%
2020 15.35% 1.09%
2019 14.26% -1.51%
2018 15.77% -3.49%
2017 19.26% -0.84%
2016 20.11% -2.01%
2015 22.12% -1.10%
2014 23.21% -0.47%
2013 23.69% 3.94%
2012 19.74% 1.01%
2011 18.73% -3.67%
2010 22.39% 0.45%
2009 21.94% 3.97%
2008 17.97% -0.86%
2007 18.83% -1.67%
2006 20.50% -0.97%
2005 21.48% 3.98%
2004 17.50% -1.48%
2003 18.98% 3.33%
2002 15.65% 0.32%
2001 15.33% 0.08%
2000 15.25% -7.34%
1999 22.59% 2.18%
1998 20.41% -0.88%
1997 21.29% 0.79%
1996 20.50% -1.05%
1995 21.56% -0.33%
1994 21.88% 3.44%
1993 18.45% 5.24%
1992 13.21% -0.75%
1991 13.96% -0.75%