BE · 2017 · tesem070
Youth employment rate (age group 20-29)
Belgium, 2017
Youth employment rate (age group 20-29)
57.5
Belgium, 2017
▼ 0.2% vs 2016 (57.6)
Analysis
In 2017, Belgium's youth employment rate (age group 20-29) decreased by 0.2% compared to 2016, reaching 57.5.
Belgium accounts for 93.0% of the EU-27 total of 61.8.
Belgium ranks 22nd 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 3.2% (from 59.4 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem070, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#22 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
93.0%
EU-27: 61.8
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tesem070