BE · 2017 · tesem140
Youth unemployment rate by sex
Belgium, 2017
Youth unemployment rate by sex
38.8
Belgium, 2017
▼ 4.4% vs 2016 (40.6)
Analysis
In 2017, Belgium's youth unemployment rate by sex decreased by 4.4% compared to 2016, reaching 38.8.
Belgium accounts for 104.9% of the EU-27 total of 37.0.
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 3.0% (from 40.0 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem140, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#11 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
104.9%
EU-27: 37.0
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tesem140