Since 2015, the inactive population decreased in Belgium, except for a slight increase in 2020. In 2022, about 2.18 million people living in Belgium were economically inactive, likely due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. From 2008 to 2022, the inactive population was at its highest in 2011, where it reached over 2.4 million.
Economically inactive population in Belgium from 2008 to 2022
Statistics Belgium defines an economically inactive person as a person who was not economically active nor unemployed during the reference week. Examples are housewives, housemen, students, volunteers, and retired people. They cannot have been paid for doing labor during the reference week.
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Statbel. (March 29, 2023). Economically inactive population in Belgium from 2008 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/527901/economically-inactive-population-in-belgium/
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