Belgium · annual SERIES
Labour force participation in Belgium
Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
54.27%%
2025Observation year
-0.26 pp from 2024
% · ILOSTAT via World Bank WDI · Missing observations remain gaps.
Underlying data
Download CSV| Year | Value | Status & source note |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 54.274 | present |
| 2024 | 54.538 | present |
| 2023 | 54.407 | present |
| 2022 | 54.576 | present |
| 2021 | 54.048 | present |
| 2020 | 53.382 | present |
| 2019 | 53.896 | present |
| 2018 | 53.669 | present |
| 2017 | 53.336 | present |
| 2016 | 53.164 | present |
| 2015 | 53.369 | present |
| 2014 | 53.575 | present |
| 2013 | 53.617 | present |
| 2012 | 53.328 | present |
| 2011 | 53.296 | present |
| 2010 | 54.162 | present |
| 2009 | 53.514 | present |
| 2008 | 53.695 | present |
| 2007 | 53.656 | present |
| 2006 | 53.109 | present |
| 2005 | 53.294 | present |
| 2004 | 51.947 | present |
| 2003 | 51.255 | present |
| 2002 | 51.102 | present |
| 2001 | 50.791 | present |
| 2000 | 52.243 | present |
Definition & method
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: external database, date accessed: January 17, 2026
Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
What to keep in mind
- Modelled ILO estimates for both sexes ages 15+. Estimates differ from national survey series.
- Annual 2000–2025 selection; unavailable values remain missing.
- The ILO modelled series includes unlabelled imputed observations with high uncertainty. Country comparisons and rankings are disabled; same-country comparisons retain this caution.