Labor force, female in Belgium
Belgium: Labor force, female was 46.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female in Belgium, 1990–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 46.8% for labor force, female in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female in Belgium peaked at 46.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 39.0%, in 1990.
Belgium ranks 71st of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, female in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 39.0% | — |
| 1991 | 39.8% | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 40.4% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 41.0% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 41.1% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 41.4% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 41.5% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 41.9% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 42.2% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 42.9% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 43.1% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 42.4% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 42.9% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 43.1% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 43.8% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 44.2% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 44.4% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 44.7% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 45.0% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 45.1% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 45.3% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 45.3% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 45.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 45.7% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 46.0% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 46.1% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 46.0% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 46.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 46.5% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 46.5% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 46.5% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 46.6% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 46.8% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 46.8% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 46.8% | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 46.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.1% | 39.0% | 42.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.9% | 42.4% | 45.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.9% | 45.3% | 46.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.7% | 46.5% | 46.8% | 6 |
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More education data for Belgium
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female in Belgium?
- Labor force, female in Belgium was 46.8% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, female recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 46.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.0% in 1990.
- How does Belgium rank for labor force, female?
- Belgium ranks 71st out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database, published as part of Labor force, female (% of total labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.