BE · 2016 · lfsa_egan

Employment (15-64, all citizenships)

Belgium, 2016

Employment (15-64, all citizenships)
4,541k
Belgium, 2016
▲ 0.9% vs 2015 (4,499k)
Analysis

In 2016, Belgium's employment (15-64, all citizenships) increased by 0.9% compared to 2015, reaching 4,541k.

Belgium accounts for 2.4% of the EU-27 total of 188,425k.

Belgium ranks 10th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 1.6% (from 4,471k in 2011).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#10 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
2.4%
EU-27: 188,425k
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
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