BE · 2017 · tesem050
Employment rate of older workers, age group 55-64
Belgium, 2017
Employment rate of older workers, age group 55-64
96.6
Belgium, 2017
▲ 6.4% vs 2016 (90.8)
Analysis
In 2017, Belgium's employment rate of older workers, age group 55-64 increased by 6.4% compared to 2016, reaching 96.6.
Belgium accounts for 87.0% of the EU-27 total of 111.0.
Belgium ranks 20th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 22.3% (from 79.0 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem050, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#20 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
87.0%
EU-27: 111.0
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tesem050