BE · 2021 · tesem140
Youth unemployment rate by sex
Belgium, 2021
Youth unemployment rate by sex
36.4
Belgium, 2021
▲ 14.5% vs 2020 (31.8)
Analysis
In 2021, Belgium's youth unemployment rate by sex increased by 14.5% compared to 2020, reaching 36.4.
Belgium accounts for 109.0% of the EU-27 total of 33.4.
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 10.3% (from 40.6 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem140, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#10 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
109.0%
EU-27: 33.4
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tesem140