Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Belgium
Belgium: Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or was 64.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Belgium, 2005–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Belgium stood at 64.8%.
That represents a change of up 11.5% on the previous year and up 42.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Belgium peaked at 75.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 10.8%, in 2005.
That places Belgium 19th out of 58 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 10.8% | — |
| 2006 | 16.6% | +53.7% |
| 2007 | 17.8% | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 14.2% | -20.2% |
| 2009 | 27.3% | +92.3% |
| 2010 | 27.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 40.4% | +48.0% |
| 2012 | 39.1% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 45.4% | +16.1% |
| 2014 | 40.6% | -10.6% |
| 2015 | 54.5% | +34.2% |
| 2016 | 51.9% | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 50.2% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 64.2% | +27.9% |
| 2020 | 68.7% | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 75.9% | +10.5% |
| 2022 | 58.1% | -23.5% |
| 2023 | 64.8% | +11.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.3% | 10.8% | 27.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 46.0% | 27.3% | 64.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 66.9% | 58.1% | 75.9% | 4 |
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 proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Belgium?
- Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Belgium was 64.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 75.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.8% in 2005.
- How does Belgium rank for proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or?
- Belgium ranks 19th out of 58 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.7%. 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 Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or services, 15-24 years old, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release