BE · 2017 · tesem120
Unemployment rate by sex
Belgium, 2017
Unemployment rate by sex
14.4
Belgium, 2017
▼ 8.9% vs 2016 (15.8)
Analysis
In 2017, Belgium's unemployment rate by sex decreased by 8.9% compared to 2016, reaching 14.4.
Belgium accounts for 86.7% of the EU-27 total of 16.6.
Belgium ranks 12th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 5.3% (from 15.2 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem120, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#12 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
86.7%
EU-27: 16.6
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tesem120