BE · 2023 · lfsa_ergan

Employment rates by citizenship

Belgium, 2023

Employment rates by citizenship
63.3%
Belgium, 2023
▲ 0.2% vs 2022 (63.2%)
Analysis

In 2023, Belgium's employment rates by citizenship increased by 0.2% compared to 2022, reaching 63.3%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 65.7%.

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 4.3% (from 60.7% in 2018).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2023
#22 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2023
96.3%
EU-27: 65.7%
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025