BE · 2021 · tespm080
Youth unemployment ratio (age group 15-24)
Belgium, 2021
Youth unemployment ratio (age group 15-24)
5.50
Belgium, 2021
▲ 25.0% vs 2020 (4.40)
Analysis
In 2021, Belgium's youth unemployment ratio (age group 15-24) increased by 25.0% compared to 2020, reaching 5.50.
Belgium accounts for 84.6% of the EU-27 total of 6.50.
Belgium ranks 17th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 3.5% (from 5.70 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset tespm080, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#17 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
84.6%
EU-27: 6.50
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2014 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tespm080