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)
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