The employed population in Belgium increased from 2008 to 2022, in both the male and female population. In 2022, just under 2.6 million men were employed for roughly 2.3 million women. Gender differences aside, the total number of employed people in Belgium increased over the last decade.
Employed population in Belgium from 2008 to 2022, by gender
Characteristic
Male
Female
2022
2,590,327
2,330,541
2021
2,535,773
2,258,964
2020
2,515,433
2,225,165
2019
2,525,893
2,244,799
2018
2,495,242
2,204,163
2017
2,461,128
2,126,121
2016
2,433,069
2,107,498
2015
2,396,861
2,102,431
2014
2,402,480
2,094,864
2013
2,419,733
2,064,806
2012
2,433,373
2,045,662
2011
2,434,543
2,035,915
2010
2,432,599
2,017,991
2009
2,405,579
1,983,791
2008
2,438,734
1,974,924
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Statistics Belgium defines an employed person as a person aged 15 years or older who was paid for at least one hour of work during the reference week, or a person of 15 years or older who had a job but was temporarily absent.
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Statbel. (March 29, 2023). Employed population in Belgium from 2008 to 2022, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/527704/employed-population-in-belgium-by-gender/
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Statbel. (2023). Employed population in Belgium from 2008 to 2022, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/527704/employed-population-in-belgium-by-gender/
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