BE · 2019 · tesem130
Long-term unemployment rate by sex
Belgium, 2019
Long-term unemployment rate by sex
8.40
Belgium, 2019
▼ 19.2% vs 2018 (10.4)
Analysis
In 2019, Belgium's long-term unemployment rate by sex decreased by 19.2% compared to 2018, reaching 8.40.
Belgium accounts for 77.8% of the EU-27 total of 10.8.
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 fallen by 46.2% (from 15.6 in 2014).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem130, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2019
#11 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2019
77.8%
EU-27: 10.8
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tesem130