Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (UIS estimate) in Belgium
Belgium: Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (UIS estimate) was 10.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (UIS estimate) in Belgium, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 10.4% for inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) in Belgium peaked at 12.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2005.
Belgium ranks 42nd of 134 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (UIS estimate) in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 10.3% | — |
| 2000 | 10.9% | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 10.6% | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 11.0% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 11.2% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 6.8% | -39.3% |
| 2005 | 5.4% | -20.4% |
| 2006 | 6.3% | +16.6% |
| 2007 | 6.4% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 7.4% | +16.1% |
| 2009 | 8.0% | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 8.1% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 8.2% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 9.0% | +9.7% |
| 2013 | 10.0% | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 11.2% | +12.2% |
| 2015 | 11.2% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 12.0% | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 8.5% | -29.0% |
| 2018 | 10.5% | +22.4% |
| 2019 | 10.0% | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 10.5% | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 9.8% | -6.6% |
| 2022 | 10.1% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 10.4% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.3% | 10.3% | 10.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.4% | 5.4% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.9% | 8.1% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 9.8% | 10.5% | 4 |
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More education data for Belgium
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 80,763 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.11 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 102.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) in Belgium?
- Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) in Belgium was 10.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 12.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2005.
- How does Belgium rank for inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate)?
- Belgium ranks 42nd out of 134 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inbound mobility rate, both sexes (uis estimate) rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (UIS estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release