BE · 2025 · tesem130
Long-term unemployment rate by sex
Belgium, 2025
Long-term unemployment rate by sex
8.00
Belgium, 2025
▲ 0.0% vs 2024 (8.00)
Analysis
In 2025, Belgium's long-term unemployment rate by sex increased by 0.0% compared to 2024, reaching 8.00.
Belgium accounts for 105.3% of the EU-27 total of 7.60.
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 4.8% (from 8.40 in 2020).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem130, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2025
#10 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2025
105.3%
EU-27: 7.60
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tesem130