Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Belgium
Belgium: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates was 6.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Belgium, 1971–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Belgium stood at 6.2%.
The figure is up 8.6% on the previous year and down 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Belgium peaked at 13.0% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 1971.
Belgium ranks 73rd of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.7% | 2.1% | 7.9% | 9 |
| 1980s | 11.1% | 8.3% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.4% | 6.7% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.4% | 6.2% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 5.4% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 5.5% | 6.2% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Belgium?
- Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Belgium was 6.2% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 13.0% in 1982.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 1971.
- How does Belgium rank for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates?
- Belgium ranks 73rd out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.