BE · 2017 · lfsa_ergan
Employment rates by citizenship
Belgium, 2017
Employment rates by citizenship
67.5%
Belgium, 2017
▲ 1.5% vs 2016 (66.5%)
Analysis
In 2017, Belgium's employment rates by citizenship increased by 1.5% compared to 2016, reaching 67.5%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 72.1%.
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 grown by 0.9% (from 66.9% in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset lfsa_ergan, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#23 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
93.6%
EU-27: 72.1%
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · lfsa_ergan