Work & Labour in Belgium 1,042 indicators covering work & labour for Belgium. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 91.3% 2025 up 0.5% 24th Employment in industry (% of total employment) 19.2% 2025 down 10.2% 90th Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 29.2% 2025 down 11.0% 60th Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 8.0% 2025 down 3.9% 125th Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 0.7% 2025 down 27.1% 133rd Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 0.4% 2025 down 22.0% 146th Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 1.0% 2025 down 29.6% 128th Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 85.4% 2025 up 0.7% 44th Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 82.3% 2025 up 1.7% 45th Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 88.9% 2025 down 0.4% 43rd Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 14.6% 2025 down 3.9% 144th Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 17.7% 2025 down 7.1% 143rd Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 11.1% 2025 up 3.3% 145th Employers, total (% of total employment) 3.6% 2025 up 6.3% 88th Employers, male (% of male employment) 4.8% 2025 up 0.9% 82nd Employers, female (% of female employment) 2.1% 2025 up 25.3% 89th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per capita 0.0004 units per person 2025 up 4.5% 99th Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per capita 0.0004 units per person 2025 up 4.5% 99th Share of workers in vulnerable employment 11.0% 2025 down 6.7% 144th GDP per person employed 147,482 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 4.0% 11th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 29.6% 177th Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 29.6% 177th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate -0.1869 % change on previous year 2025 down 176.0% 151st Employment (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate -0.1871 % change on previous year 2025 down 176.1% 151st GDP per employed person 147,482 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 4.0% 11th Women can take the same jobs as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st SDG indicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of output per worker, GDP 1.27 2027 up 2,284.5% 136th SDG indicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of output per worker, GDP 1.27 2027 up 2,284.5% 136th Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0.1466 units per square kilometre 2023 up 3.5% 17th Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre 0.1749 units per square kilometre 2023 up 6.8% 22nd CPI: National consumer price index, base year 2017 = 100 100 2025 up 34.1% 166th Employment in agriculture vs. urban population 1.1% 2023 down 19.9% 177th CPI: National consumer price index, percentage change from previous 2.47 2025 up 341.1% 109th Female labor force participation rates slopes, gaps filled 51.6 2025 up 7.5% 118th Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled 51.6 2025 up 7.5% 118th Female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980, gaps filled 51.6 2025 up 7.5% 118th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre 0.1652 units per square kilometre 2023 up 10.2% 21st Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre 0.1652 units per square kilometre 2023 up 10.2% 21st Employment in agri vs urban pop, annual growth rate 20.08 % change on previous year 2023 up 25.3% 2nd Labour force participation rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 55.95 2025 up 5.0% 152nd Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 6.2% 2025 down 26.9% 75th Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 6.7% 2025 down 26.3% 61st Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 5.6% 2025 down 27.9% 100th SDG indicator 10.4.1: Labour income share as a percent of GDP 63.37 2026 up 1.1% 5th Labour income share as a percent of GDP 63.37 2026 up 1.1% 5th LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 10.73 2027 down 2.3% 85th LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 10.73 2027 down 2.3% 85th Total weekly hours worked of employed persons 159,216 2027 up 3.4% 93rd Ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64 21.41 2027 up 2.0% 153rd Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person 31.42 2027 down 4.5% 165th Time-related underemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 5.38 2027 up 28.6% 80th Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) 272.51 2027 up 39.2% 70th Full-time equivalent employment (ILO modelled estimates) 3,980 2027 up 3.4% 93rd NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 7.51 2027 down 23.8% 171st NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training 106.28 2027 down 17.6% 118th Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 60.4% 2025 up 2.6% 176th Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 51.6% 2025 up 7.5% 118th Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 56.0% 2025 up 5.0% 144th Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024 51.6% 2025 up 7.5% 118th Fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate 51.6% 2025 up 7.5% 118th ← Previous Page 2 of 18 Next →