BE · 2017 · tesem130
Long-term unemployment rate by sex
Belgium, 2017
Long-term unemployment rate by sex
12.4
Belgium, 2017
▼ 16.2% vs 2016 (14.8)
Analysis
In 2017, Belgium's long-term unemployment rate by sex decreased by 16.2% compared to 2016, reaching 12.4.
Belgium accounts for 83.8% of the EU-27 total of 14.8.
Belgium ranks 11th 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 0.0% (from 12.4 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem130, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#11 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
83.8%
EU-27: 14.8
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tesem130