Number of paid employees in Belgium

Belgium: Number of paid employees was 9,692 in 2020. β–² Rising

Latest (2020)
9,692
Change on year
up 4.5%
World rank
47th
of 80 countries
All-time high
9,692
in 2020
All-time low
7,175
in 2005
Years of data
17
2004–2020

Number of paid employees in Belgium, 2004–2020

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k2004201220202004: 7.2k2005: 7.2k2006: 8.2k2007: 8.8k2008: 8.8k2009: 8.7k2010: 8.6k2011: 8.4k2012: 8.3k2013: 8.7k2014: 8.5k2015: 8.3k2016: 8.2k2017: 8.3k2018: 8.1k2019: 9.3k2020: 9.7k

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Belgium recorded 9,692 for number of paid employees in 2020. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of paid employees in Belgium peaked at 9,692 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7,175, in 2005.

That places Belgium 47th out of 80 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 8,160 7,175 8,849 6
2010s 8,468 8,115 9,277 10
2020s 9,692 9,692 9,692 1

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 44 Hungary 10,341 compare
  2. 45 Estonia 10,057 compare
  3. 46 Slovakia 9,770 compare
  4. 48 Armenia 9,548 compare
  5. 49 Denmark 9,355 compare
  6. 50 Latvia 9,230 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 paid employees in Belgium?
Number of paid employees in Belgium was 9,692 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest number of paid employees recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 9,692 in 2020.
What is the lowest number of paid employees recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 7,175 in 2005.
How does Belgium rank for number of paid employees?
Belgium ranks 47th out of 80 countries with data for 2020.
Is number of paid employees rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. 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 paid employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of paid employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
80 places, 1,007 data points, 2000–2022
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