BE · 2018 · lfsa_ergan

Employment rates by citizenship

Belgium, 2018

Employment rates by citizenship
60.7%
Belgium, 2018
▲ 3.4% vs 2017 (58.7%)
Analysis

In 2018, Belgium's employment rates by citizenship increased by 3.4% compared to 2017, reaching 60.7%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 62.3%.

Belgium ranks 22nd 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 6.1% (from 57.2% in 2013).

Source: Eurostat dataset lfsa_ergan, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#22 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
97.4%
EU-27: 62.3%
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
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