BE · 2023 · lfsa_ergan

Employment rates by citizenship

Belgium, 2023

Employment rates by citizenship
69.9%
Belgium, 2023
▲ 0.1% vs 2022 (69.8%)
Analysis

In 2023, Belgium's employment rates by citizenship increased by 0.1% compared to 2022, reaching 69.9%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 75.1%.

Belgium ranks 26th 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 2.5% (from 68.2% in 2018).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2023
#26 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2023
93.1%
EU-27: 75.1%
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025