BE · 2021 · tesem070
Youth employment rate (age group 20-29)
Belgium, 2021
Youth employment rate (age group 20-29)
59.2
Belgium, 2021
▲ 1.9% vs 2020 (58.1)
Analysis
In 2021, Belgium's youth employment rate (age group 20-29) increased by 1.9% compared to 2020, reaching 59.2.
Belgium accounts for 94.3% of the EU-27 total of 62.8.
Belgium ranks 19th 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 2.8% (from 57.6 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem070, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#19 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
94.3%
EU-27: 62.8
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tesem070