Belgium vs Denmark: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates
Belgium
6.2%
in 2025
Denmark
6.4%
in 2025
Belgium rank
73rd
Denmark rank
70th
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates over time
- Belgium
- Denmark
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 6.4% against 6.2% in Belgium, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 73rd and Denmark ranks 70th of 185 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.4% | 5.1% | 0.3% | Belgium |
| 1980s | 11.1% | 8.2% | 2.9% | Belgium |
| 1990s | 8.4% | 7.5% | 1.0% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 7.4% | 4.6% | 2.8% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 6.6% | 0.9% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 5.5% | 0.3% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates, Belgium or Denmark?
- Denmark, at 6.4% against 6.2% in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates between Belgium and Denmark?
- 0.2%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Denmark?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Denmark rank globally for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates?
- Belgium ranks 73rd and Denmark ranks 70th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon. Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.