BE · 2021 · tepsr_wc170
Unemployment rate by age
Belgium, 2021
Unemployment rate by age
18.2
Belgium, 2021
▲ 19.0% vs 2020 (15.3)
Analysis
In 2021, Belgium's unemployment rate by age increased by 19.0% compared to 2020, reaching 18.2.
Belgium accounts for 109.0% of the EU-27 total of 16.7.
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 fallen by 9.5% (from 20.1 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset tepsr_wc170, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#10 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
109.0%
EU-27: 16.7
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tepsr_wc170