BE · 2016 · tesem140
Youth unemployment rate by sex
Belgium, 2016
Youth unemployment rate by sex
40.6
Belgium, 2016
▼ 9.8% vs 2015 (45.0)
Analysis
In 2016, Belgium's youth unemployment rate by sex decreased by 9.8% compared to 2015, reaching 40.6.
Belgium accounts for 98.1% of the EU-27 total of 41.4.
Belgium ranks 12th 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 7.4% (from 37.8 in 2011).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem140, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#12 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
98.1%
EU-27: 41.4
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tesem140