BE · 2017 · une_rt_a
Unemployment by sex and age - annual data
Belgium, 2017
Unemployment by sex and age - annual data
19.4%
Belgium, 2017
▼ 4.4% vs 2016 (20.3%)
Analysis
In 2017, Belgium's unemployment by sex and age decreased by 4.4% compared to 2016, reaching 19.4%.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 18.5%.
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 20.0% in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset une_rt_a, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#11 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
104.9%
EU-27: 18.5%
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · une_rt_a