BE · 2021 · lfsa_ergan
Employment rates by citizenship
Belgium, 2021
Employment rates by citizenship
61.8%
Belgium, 2021
▲ 1.3% vs 2020 (61.0%)
Analysis
In 2021, Belgium's employment rates by citizenship increased by 1.3% compared to 2020, reaching 61.8%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 63.4%.
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 6.4% (from 58.1% in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset lfsa_ergan, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#22 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
97.5%
EU-27: 63.4%
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · lfsa_ergan