BE · 2019 · une_rt_a
Unemployment by sex and age - annual data
Belgium, 2019
Unemployment by sex and age - annual data
14.5%
Belgium, 2019
▼ 9.4% vs 2018 (16.0%)
Analysis
In 2019, Belgium's unemployment by sex and age decreased by 9.4% compared to 2018, reaching 14.5%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 15.7%.
Belgium ranks 13th 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 38.0% (from 23.4% in 2014).
Source: Eurostat dataset une_rt_a, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2019
#13 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2019
92.4%
EU-27: 15.7%
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · une_rt_a