BE · 2018 · tesem120
Unemployment rate by sex
Belgium, 2018
Unemployment rate by sex
12.0
Belgium, 2018
▼ 16.7% vs 2017 (14.4)
Analysis
In 2018, Belgium's unemployment rate by sex decreased by 16.7% compared to 2017, reaching 12.0.
Belgium accounts for 81.1% of the EU-27 total of 14.8.
Belgium ranks 14th 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 30.2% (from 17.2 in 2013).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem120, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#14 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
81.1%
EU-27: 14.8
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tesem120