BE · 2024 · tesem120
Unemployment rate by sex
Belgium, 2024
Unemployment rate by sex
11.4
Belgium, 2024
▲ 3.6% vs 2023 (11.0)
Analysis
In 2024, Belgium's unemployment rate by sex increased by 3.6% compared to 2023, reaching 11.4.
Belgium accounts for 96.6% of the EU-27 total of 11.8.
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 grown by 3.6% (from 11.0 in 2019).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem120, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2024
#13 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2024
96.6%
EU-27: 11.8
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tesem120