BE · 2016 · tesem060
Gender employment gap
Belgium, 2016
Gender employment gap
18.6
Belgium, 2016
▲ 12.0% vs 2015 (16.6)
Analysis
In 2016, Belgium's gender employment gap increased by 12.0% compared to 2015, reaching 18.6.
Belgium accounts for 83.8% of the EU-27 total of 22.2.
Belgium ranks 14th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 19.1% (from 23.0 in 2011).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem060, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#14 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
83.8%
EU-27: 22.2
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tesem060