BE · 2017 · tesem060
Gender employment gap
Belgium, 2017
Gender employment gap
19.6
Belgium, 2017
▲ 5.4% vs 2016 (18.6)
Analysis
In 2017, Belgium's gender employment gap increased by 5.4% compared to 2016, reaching 19.6.
Belgium accounts for 87.5% of the EU-27 total of 22.4.
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 fallen by 10.9% (from 22.0 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem060, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#12 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
87.5%
EU-27: 22.4
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tesem060