Number of employed individuals in Belgium

Belgium: Number of employed individuals was 6,158 in 2020. β–² Rising

Latest (2020)
6,158
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
64th
of 80 countries
All-time high
6,206
in 2007
All-time low
4,769
in 2005
Years of data
17
2004–2020

Number of employed individuals in Belgium, 2004–2020

02.0k4.0k6.0k2004201220202004: 4.9k2005: 4.8k2006: 5.7k2007: 6.2k2008: 6.1k2009: 5.9k2010: 5.8k2011: 5.5k2012: 5.3k2013: 5.6k2014: 5.5k2015: 5.4k2016: 5.3k2017: 5.5k2018: 5.3k2019: 6.0k2020: 6.2k

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Belgium recorded 6,158 for number of employed individuals in 2020.

The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of employed individuals in Belgium peaked at 6,206 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 4,769, in 2005.

Belgium ranks 64th of 80 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5,586 4,769 6,206 6
2010s 5,512 5,280 5,990 10
2020s 6,158 6,158 6,158 1

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 61 Bulgaria 6,879 compare
  2. 62 Estonia 6,753 compare
  3. 63 Croatia 6,179 compare
  4. 65 Moldova 6,141 compare
  5. 66 Albania 6,083 compare
  6. 67 Denmark 6,002 compare

See the full ranking of 80 places β†’

More reference data data for Belgium

All data for Belgium β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is number of employed individuals in Belgium?
Number of employed individuals in Belgium was 6,158 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest number of employed individuals recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 6,206 in 2007.
What is the lowest number of employed individuals recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 4,769 in 2005.
How does Belgium rank for number of employed individuals?
Belgium ranks 64th out of 80 countries with data for 2020.
Is number of employed individuals rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. 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 Number of employed individuals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of employed individuals
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
80 places, 1,012 data points, 2000–2022
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