BE · 2023 · lfsa_egan

Employment (15-64, all citizenships)

Belgium, 2023

Employment (15-64, all citizenships)
4,954k
Belgium, 2023
▲ 0.7% vs 2022 (4,921k)
Analysis

In 2023, Belgium's employment (15-64, all citizenships) increased by 0.7% compared to 2022, reaching 4,954k.

Belgium accounts for 2.5% of the EU-27 total of 199,013k.

Belgium ranks 9th 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 5.4% (from 4,699k in 2018).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2023
#9 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2023
2.5%
EU-27: 199,013k
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
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