BE · 2019 · lfsa_ergan

Employment rates by citizenship

Belgium, 2019

Employment rates by citizenship
61.7%
Belgium, 2019
▲ 1.6% vs 2018 (60.7%)
Analysis

In 2019, Belgium's employment rates by citizenship increased by 1.6% compared to 2018, reaching 61.7%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 63.1%.

Belgium ranks 20th 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 6.6% (from 57.9% in 2014).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2019
#20 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2019
97.8%
EU-27: 63.1%
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025