BE · 2024 · tesem140
Youth unemployment rate by sex
Belgium, 2024
Youth unemployment rate by sex
34.8
Belgium, 2024
▲ 8.1% vs 2023 (32.2)
Analysis
In 2024, Belgium's youth unemployment rate by sex increased by 8.1% compared to 2023, reaching 34.8.
Belgium accounts for 116.8% of the EU-27 total of 29.8.
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 20.0% (from 29.0 in 2019).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem140, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2024
#12 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2024
116.8%
EU-27: 29.8
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tesem140