BE · 2026 · teilm020
Unemployment rate by sex
Belgium, 2026
Unemployment rate by sex
19.1
Belgium, 2026
▼ 65.9% vs 2025 (56.0)
Analysis
In 2026, Belgium's unemployment rate by sex decreased by 65.9% compared to 2025, reaching 19.1.
Belgium accounts for 106.7% of the EU-27 total of 17.9.
Belgium ranks 11th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Source: Eurostat dataset teilm020, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2026
#11 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2026
106.7%
EU-27: 17.9
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2025 2026
Source:
Eurostat · teilm020