BE · 2018 · lfsa_ergan

Employment rates by citizenship

Belgium, 2018

Employment rates by citizenship
68.2%
Belgium, 2018
▲ 1.0% vs 2017 (67.5%)
Analysis

In 2018, Belgium's employment rates by citizenship increased by 1.0% compared to 2017, reaching 68.2%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 73.1%.

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 2.7% (from 66.4% in 2013).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#23 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
93.3%
EU-27: 73.1%
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
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