Employment rate in Belgium 2008-2022, by region

Published by Statista Research Department, Mar 3, 2025
This statistic shows the employment rate in Belgium from 2008 to 2022, by region. In 2022, employment rate in the Flemish Region was at 71.5 percent, in the Walloon Region at 60 percent, and in the Brussels-Capital Region at 59.9 percent. Overall, the employment rate increased in Belgium.

Rate of employment in Belgium from 2008 to 2022, by region

CharacteristicFlemish RegionBrussels-Capital Region Walloon Region
2022 71.5% 59.9% 60%
2021 70% 57.3% 59.6%
2020 69.4% 56.5% 59.2%
2019 70.3% 56.9% 59.2%
2018 69.4% 56.8% 58.4%
2017 67.5% 56.2% 57.7%
2016 66.5% 55.3% 57.1%
2015 66.4% 54.2% 56.2%
2014 66.4% 54.3% 56.5%
2013 66.2% 52.5% 57%
2012 65.9% 54% 57.3%
2011 66.2% 53.8% 57%
2010 66.3% 54.8% 56.7%
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50%55%60%65%70%75%

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Release date

March 2023

Region

Belgium

Survey time period

2008 to 2022

Supplementary notes

Statistics Belgium defines employment rate as the percentage of working people.

Belgium is divided into 3 regions: the Flemish Region, the Brussels-Capital Region and the Walloon Region. Each region has its own Regional Parliament and a Regional Government.

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