BE · 2024 · tepsr_wc170
Unemployment rate by age
Belgium, 2024
Unemployment rate by age
17.4
Belgium, 2024
▲ 8.1% vs 2023 (16.1)
Analysis
In 2024, Belgium's unemployment rate by age increased by 8.1% compared to 2023, reaching 17.4.
Belgium accounts for 116.8% of the EU-27 total of 14.9.
Belgium ranks 12th 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 22.5% (from 14.2 in 2019).
Source: Eurostat dataset tepsr_wc170, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2024
#12 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2024
116.8%
EU-27: 14.9
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tepsr_wc170