BE · 2016 · tesem120
Unemployment rate by sex
Belgium, 2016
Unemployment rate by sex
15.8
Belgium, 2016
▼ 9.2% vs 2015 (17.4)
Analysis
In 2016, Belgium's unemployment rate by sex decreased by 9.2% compared to 2015, reaching 15.8.
Belgium accounts for 84.9% of the EU-27 total of 18.6.
Belgium ranks 15th 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 9.7% (from 14.4 in 2011).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem120, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#15 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
84.9%
EU-27: 18.6
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tesem120