BE · 2021 · tesem060
Gender employment gap
Belgium, 2021
Gender employment gap
15.4
Belgium, 2021
▼ 4.9% vs 2020 (16.2)
Analysis
In 2021, Belgium's gender employment gap decreased by 4.9% compared to 2020, reaching 15.4.
Belgium accounts for 70.6% of the EU-27 total of 21.8.
Belgium ranks 16th 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 17.2% (from 18.6 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem060, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#16 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
70.6%
EU-27: 21.8
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tesem060