Belgium vs Portugal: Unemployment rate,Percent

Belgium
6.2%
in 2025
Portugal
6.0%
in 2025
Belgium rank
27th
Portugal rank
29th

Unemployment rate,Percent over time

  • Belgium
  • Portugal
57.51012.51517.5199020072025

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 6.2% against 6.0% in Portugal, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 27th and Portugal ranks 29th of 71 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Portugal Difference Ahead
1990s 9.2% 6.8% 2.4% Belgium
2000s 7.7% 7.3% 0.3% Belgium
2010s 7.5% 12.0% 4.5% Portugal
2020s 5.8% 6.4% 0.6% Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher unemployment rate,percent, Belgium or Portugal?
Belgium, at 6.2% against 6.0% in Portugal as of 2025.
What is the difference in unemployment rate,percent between Belgium and Portugal?
0.2%, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Portugal?
31 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
How do Belgium and Portugal rank globally for unemployment rate,percent?
Belgium ranks 27th and Portugal ranks 29th of 71 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Unemployment rate,Percent,,,. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Unemployment rate,Percent,,,
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
80 places, 2,196 data points, 1990–2026
Last refreshed