BE · 2018 · une_rt_a
Unemployment by sex and age - annual data
Belgium, 2018
Unemployment by sex and age - annual data
16.0%
Belgium, 2018
▼ 17.5% vs 2017 (19.4%)
Analysis
In 2018, Belgium's unemployment by sex and age decreased by 17.5% compared to 2017, reaching 16.0%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 16.7%.
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 33.1% (from 23.9% in 2013).
Source: Eurostat dataset une_rt_a, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#11 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
95.8%
EU-27: 16.7%
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · une_rt_a