BE · 2017 · lfsa_ergan
Employment rates by citizenship
Belgium, 2017
Employment rates by citizenship
58.7%
Belgium, 2017
▲ 1.0% vs 2016 (58.1%)
Analysis
In 2017, Belgium's employment rates by citizenship increased by 1.0% compared to 2016, reaching 58.7%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 61.3%.
Belgium ranks 21st out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 3.3% (from 56.8% in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset lfsa_ergan, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#21 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
95.8%
EU-27: 61.3%
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · lfsa_ergan