BE · 2016 · lfsa_ergan
Employment rates by citizenship
Belgium, 2016
Employment rates by citizenship
66.5%
Belgium, 2016
▲ 1.5% vs 2015 (65.5%)
Analysis
In 2016, Belgium's employment rates by citizenship increased by 1.5% compared to 2015, reaching 66.5%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 70.9%.
Belgium ranks 23rd out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 0.9% (from 67.1% in 2011).
Source: Eurostat dataset lfsa_ergan, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#23 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
93.8%
EU-27: 70.9%
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · lfsa_ergan