Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, total in Belgium
Belgium: Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, total was 0.7% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, total in Belgium, 1985–2016
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total labor force in working age.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, total in Belgium is 0.7%, measured in 2016.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, total in Belgium peaked at 0.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1988.
Belgium ranks 61st of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, total in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force in working age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.6% | — |
| 1986 | 0.6% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.6% | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.6% | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.6% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.6% | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.6% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.6% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.6% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.6% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.6% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.6% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.6% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.6% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.6% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | +10.2% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, total in Belgium?
- Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, total in Belgium was 0.7% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, total recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2011.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, total recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1988.
- How does Belgium rank for labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, total?
- Belgium ranks 61st out of 111 countries with data for 2016.
- Is labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. 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 Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, total (% of total labor force in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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