BE · 2022 · lfsa_ergan

Employment rates by citizenship

Belgium, 2022

Employment rates by citizenship
63.2%
Belgium, 2022
▲ 2.3% vs 2021 (61.8%)
Analysis

In 2022, Belgium's employment rates by citizenship increased by 2.3% compared to 2021, reaching 63.2%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 64.9%.

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 7.7% (from 58.7% in 2017).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2022
#22 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2022
97.4%
EU-27: 64.9%
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025