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 63.4% 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 63.4%.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 61.7% 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 2020 and was at its lowest, 12.9%, in 2005.
Belgium ranks 16th of 65 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 | 12.9% | — |
| 2006 | 16.2% | +25.6% |
| 2007 | 16.8% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 15.5% | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 28.4% | +83.2% |
| 2010 | 31.0% | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 34.1% | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 36.6% | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 39.2% | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 42.6% | +8.7% |
| 2015 | 43.8% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 47.6% | +8.7% |
| 2017 | 49.7% | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 55.8% | +12.3% |
| 2020 | 66.1% | +18.5% |
| 2021 | 65.8% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 61.8% | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 63.4% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.0% | 12.9% | 28.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 42.3% | 31.0% | 55.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 64.3% | 61.8% | 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 63.4% 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 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.9% in 2005.
- How does Belgium rank for proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or?
- Belgium ranks 16th out of 65 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 61.7%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release