The employed population in Belgium increased from 2008 to 2022, regardless of age. However, in 2022, most of the employed population was aged 25 to 49 years old. Indeed, over three million active people were aged between 25 and 49 years, whereas 1.5 million active people were aged between 50 and 64 years and approximately 345,000 employed people were aged between 15 and 24 years old.
Employed population in Belgium from 2008 to 2022, by age
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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