Share of private paid employees with social security in Belgium

Belgium: Share of private paid employees with social security was 0.99 in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
0.99
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
4th
of 44 countries
All-time high
0.99
in 2020
All-time low
0.944
in 2007
Years of data
14
2007–2020

Share of private paid employees with social security in Belgium, 2007–2020

00.20.40.60.812007201320202007: 0.9442008: 0.9732009: 0.9752010: 0.9792011: 0.962012: 0.9752013: 0.9672014: 0.9642015: 0.9652016: 0.9692017: 0.962018: 0.9612019: 0.9852020: 0.99

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of private paid employees with social security in Belgium is 0.99, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of private paid employees with social security in Belgium peaked at 0.99 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.944, in 2007.

That places Belgium 4th out of 44 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.

Share of private paid employees with social security in Belgium, year by year

Annual values for Share of private paid employees with social security in Belgium, 2007 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2007 0.944
2008 0.9734 +3.1%
2009 0.9755 +0.2%
2010 0.9787 +0.3%
2011 0.9599 -1.9%
2012 0.9752 +1.6%
2013 0.9674 -0.8%
2014 0.9638 -0.4%
2015 0.9648 +0.1%
2016 0.9687 +0.4%
2017 0.9603 -0.9%
2018 0.9611 +0.1%
2019 0.9848 +2.5%
2020 0.99 +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.9643 0.944 0.9755 3
2010s 0.9685 0.9599 0.9848 10
2020s 0.99 0.99 0.99 1

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 1 Finland 0.9947 compare
  2. 2 Hungary 0.9945 compare
  3. 3 Slovak Republic 0.9911 compare
  4. 5 Czechia 0.9899 compare
  5. 6 Switzerland 0.9894 compare
  6. 7 Malta 0.9893 compare

See the full ranking of 44 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of private paid employees with social security in Belgium?
Share of private paid employees with social security in Belgium was 0.99 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest share of private paid employees with social security recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 0.99 in 2020.
What is the lowest share of private paid employees with social security recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 0.944 in 2007.
How does Belgium rank for share of private paid employees with social security?
Belgium ranks 4th out of 44 countries with data for 2020.
Is share of private paid employees with social security rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Share of private paid employees with social security. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of private paid employees with social security
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
44 places, 556 data points, 2000–2021
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