Employment rate, aged 15-64, female in Belgium

Belgium: Employment rate, aged 15-64, female was 0.9% in 2003. ▲ Rising

Latest (2003)
0.9%
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
47th
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2001
All-time low
0.8%
in 1986
Years of data
18
1985–2003

Employment rate, aged 15-64, female in Belgium, 1985–2003

00.20.40.60.811985199420031985: 0.821 % of female labor force in working age1986: 0.82 % of female labor force in working age1987: 0.824 % of female labor force in working age1988: 0.849 % of female labor force in working age1989: 0.87 % of female labor force in working age1991: 0.893 % of female labor force in working age1992: 0.905 % of female labor force in working age1993: 0.891 % of female labor force in working age1994: 0.875 % of female labor force in working age1995: 0.877 % of female labor force in working age1996: 0.876 % of female labor force in working age1997: 0.884 % of female labor force in working age1998: 0.883 % of female labor force in working age1999: 0.897 % of female labor force in working age2000: 0.917 % of female labor force in working age2001: 0.931 % of female labor force in working age2002: 0.922 % of female labor force in working age2003: 0.92 % of female labor force in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of female labor force in working age.

Analysis

The most recent figure for employment rate, aged 15-64, female in Belgium is 0.9%, measured in 2003.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment rate, aged 15-64, female in Belgium peaked at 0.9% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1986.

Belgium ranks 47th of 108 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Employment rate, aged 15-64, female in Belgium, year by year

Annual values for Employment rate, aged 15-64, female (% of female labor force in working age) in Belgium, 1985 to 2003.
Year % of female labor force in working age Change
1985 0.8%
1986 0.8% -0.1%
1987 0.8% +0.5%
1988 0.8% +3.0%
1989 0.9% +2.5%
1991 0.9% +2.7%
1992 0.9% +1.3%
1993 0.9% -1.5%
1994 0.9% -1.8%
1995 0.9% +0.2%
1996 0.9% -0.2%
1997 0.9% +1.0%
1998 0.9% -0.2%
1999 0.9% +1.7%
2000 0.9% +2.2%
2001 0.9% +1.5%
2002 0.9% -0.9%
2003 0.9% -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 5
1990s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 9
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 4

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 44 Trinidad and Tobago 0.9% compare
  2. 45 Mongolia 0.9%
  3. 46 Russian Federation 0.9%
  4. 48 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.9% compare
  5. 49 Luxembourg 0.9% compare
  6. 50 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.9% compare

See the full ranking of 108 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment rate, aged 15-64, female in Belgium?
Employment rate, aged 15-64, female in Belgium was 0.9% in 2003, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment rate, aged 15-64, female recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2001.
What is the lowest employment rate, aged 15-64, female recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1986.
How does Belgium rank for employment rate, aged 15-64, female?
Belgium ranks 47th out of 108 countries with data for 2003.
Is employment rate, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Employment rate, aged 15-64, female (% of female labor force in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment rate, aged 15-64, female (% of female labor force in working age)
Unit
% of female labor force in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,528 data points, 1970–2021
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