BE · 2018 · tesem130
Long-term unemployment rate by sex
Belgium, 2018
Long-term unemployment rate by sex
10.4
Belgium, 2018
▼ 16.1% vs 2017 (12.4)
Analysis
In 2018, Belgium's long-term unemployment rate by sex decreased by 16.1% compared to 2017, reaching 10.4.
Belgium accounts for 83.9% of the EU-27 total of 12.4.
Belgium ranks 10th 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 25.7% (from 14.0 in 2013).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem130, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#10 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
83.9%
EU-27: 12.4
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tesem130