BE · 2017 · lfsa_egan

Employment (15-64, all citizenships)

Belgium, 2017

Employment (15-64, all citizenships)
4,587k
Belgium, 2017
▲ 1.0% vs 2016 (4,541k)
Analysis

In 2017, Belgium's employment (15-64, all citizenships) increased by 1.0% compared to 2016, reaching 4,587k.

Belgium accounts for 2.4% of the EU-27 total of 191,035k.

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 2.4% (from 4,479k in 2012).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#10 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
2.4%
EU-27: 191,035k
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
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