BE · 2017 · tepsr_wc170
Unemployment rate by age
Belgium, 2017
Unemployment rate by age
19.3
Belgium, 2017
▼ 4.0% vs 2016 (20.1)
Analysis
In 2017, Belgium's unemployment rate by age decreased by 4.0% compared to 2016, reaching 19.3.
Belgium accounts for 107.2% of the EU-27 total of 18.0.
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 fallen by 2.5% (from 19.8 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset tepsr_wc170, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#9 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
107.2%
EU-27: 18.0
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tepsr_wc170