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 65.0% 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
The most recent figure for proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Belgium is 65.0%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 82.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Belgium peaked at 66.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 2005.
Belgium ranks 17th of 70 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 | 11.4% | — |
| 2006 | 13.9% | +21.9% |
| 2007 | 14.6% | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 13.7% | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 24.7% | +80.3% |
| 2010 | 26.9% | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 31.0% | +15.2% |
| 2012 | 32.9% | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 35.7% | +8.5% |
| 2014 | 40.9% | +14.6% |
| 2015 | 42.3% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 46.3% | +9.5% |
| 2017 | 48.5% | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 54.6% | +12.6% |
| 2020 | 64.6% | +18.3% |
| 2021 | 66.1% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 62.6% | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 65.0% | +3.8% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 65.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 57.6%, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 65.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 49.7%, 1.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Belgium changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +80.3% | 13.7% | 24.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.7% | 11.4% | 24.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 39.9% | 26.9% | 54.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 64.6% | 62.6% | 66.1% | 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 65.0% 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 66.1% 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 11.4% in 2005.
- How does Belgium rank for proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or?
- Belgium ranks 17th out of 70 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 82.1%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release