Labor force, total, per capita in Belgium
Belgium: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.4575 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, total, per capita in Belgium, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 0.4575 units per person for labor force, total, per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Belgium peaked at 0.4581 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.3951 units per person, in 1990.
Belgium ranks 95th 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, total, per capita in Belgium, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3951 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.4026 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.4052 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.4062 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.4115 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.4137 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.414 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.4152 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.4176 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.4271 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.4305 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.4188 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.4218 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.4236 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.4299 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.4416 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.4406 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.4457 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.4463 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.4447 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.4499 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.4425 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.4427 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4451 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.4447 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.443 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.4414 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.4428 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.4457 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.4479 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.4441 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.4503 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.4555 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.4554 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.4581 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 0.4575 units per person | -0.1% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.4575 units per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.5147 units per person, 89% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.4575 units per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5074 units per person, 90% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4108 units per person | 0.3951 units per person | 0.4271 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4344 units per person | 0.4188 units per person | 0.4463 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4446 units per person | 0.4414 units per person | 0.4499 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4535 units per person | 0.4441 units per person | 0.4581 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More education data for Belgium
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 137,795 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 17,384 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 221,494 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 210,503 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.18 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 814,388 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1356 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0691 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per capita in Belgium?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Belgium was 0.4575 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4581 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3951 units per person in 1990.
- How does Belgium rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Belgium ranks 95th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.