Labor force, total, per square kilometre in Belgium
Belgium: Labor force, total, per square kilometre was 175.94 units per square kilometre in 2023. β² Rising
Labor force, total, per square kilometre in Belgium, 2000β2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, total, per square kilometre in Belgium is 175.94 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per square kilometre in Belgium peaked at 175.94 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 142.02 units per square kilometre, in 2001.
That places Belgium 22nd out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 150.16 units per square kilometre | 142.02 units per square kilometre | 158.3 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 164.42 units per square kilometre | 161.02 units per square kilometre | 168.76 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 172.4 units per square kilometre | 168.06 units per square kilometre | 175.94 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 19 Haiti 186.33 units per square kilometre compare
- 20 Viet Nam 179.89 units per square kilometre compare
- 21 Lebanon 179.6 units per square kilometre compare
- 23 Qatar 171.7 units per square kilometre compare
- 24 Philippines 168.96 units per square kilometre compare
- 25 Saint Lucia 165.5 units per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Belgium?
- Labor force, total, per square kilometre in Belgium was 175.94 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per square kilometre recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 175.94 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per square kilometre recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 142.02 units per square kilometre in 2001.
- How does Belgium rank for labor force, total, per square kilometre?
- Belgium ranks 22nd out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is labor force, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, total divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total Γ· Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Labor force, total divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.