BE · 2021 · tesem120
Unemployment rate by sex
Belgium, 2021
Unemployment rate by sex
12.6
Belgium, 2021
▲ 8.6% vs 2020 (11.6)
Analysis
In 2021, Belgium's unemployment rate by sex increased by 8.6% compared to 2020, reaching 12.6.
Belgium accounts for 88.7% of the EU-27 total of 14.2.
Belgium ranks 13th 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 20.3% (from 15.8 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem120, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#13 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
88.7%
EU-27: 14.2
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tesem120