This statistic shows the unemployment rate in Belgium between 2008 and 2022, by age. In 2022, the unemployment rate was higher in the younger population. For instance, among the 15 to 24 years old Belgians, the unemployment rate was 16.4 percent.
Rate of unemployment in Belgium from 2008 to 2022, by age
Characteristic
15-24 years
25-49 years
50-64 years
2022
16.4%
5.2%
3.6%
2021
18.2%
5.8%
4.3%
2020
15.3%
5.2%
4%
2019
14.2%
5%
3.8%
2018
15.8%
5.4%
4.3%
2017
19.3%
6.5%
5.4%
2016
20.1%
7.5%
5.5%
2015
22.1%
8%
5.8%
2014
23.2%
8%
5.5%
2013
23.7%
7.8%
5.2%
2012
19.8%
7.2%
4.6%
2011
18.7%
6.6%
4.5%
2010
22.4%
7.6%
5.3%
2009
21.9%
7.1%
5.1%
2008
18%
6.3%
4.6%
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Statistics Belgium defines unemployment rate as the percentage unemployed people within the national labor force (that means employed as well as unemployed people) between the age of 15 and 64.
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Statbel. (March 29, 2023). Rate of unemployment in Belgium from 2008 to 2022, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/528671/unemployment-rate-in-belgium-by-age/
Statbel. "Rate of unemployment in Belgium from 2008 to 2022, by age." Chart. March 29, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/528671/unemployment-rate-in-belgium-by-age/
Statbel. (2023). Rate of unemployment in Belgium from 2008 to 2022, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/528671/unemployment-rate-in-belgium-by-age/
Statbel. "Rate of Unemployment in Belgium from 2008 to 2022, by Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/528671/unemployment-rate-in-belgium-by-age/
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Rate of unemployment in Belgium from 2008 to 2022, by age [Graph], Statbel, March 29, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/528671/unemployment-rate-in-belgium-by-age/
