BE · 2022 · une_rt_a
Unemployment by sex and age - annual data
Belgium, 2022
Unemployment by sex and age - annual data
16.4%
Belgium, 2022
▼ 9.9% vs 2021 (18.2%)
Analysis
In 2022, Belgium's unemployment by sex and age decreased by 9.9% compared to 2021, reaching 16.4%.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 14.6%.
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 15.5% (from 19.4% in 2017).
Source: Eurostat dataset une_rt_a, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2022
#13 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2022
112.3%
EU-27: 14.6%
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · une_rt_a