Labor force, total, per capita in Belgium
Belgium: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.4575 units per person in 2025. β² Rising
Labor force, total, per capita in Belgium, 1990β2025
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 96th of 188 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.
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
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 102.1% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0069 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 96th out of 188 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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How this figure is calculated
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 Γ· 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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About this data
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.