Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban in Belgium

Belgium: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban was 0.9% in 2003. ▬ Flat

Latest (2003)
0.9%
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
23rd
of 86 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2002
All-time low
0.9%
in 1999
Years of data
12
1992–2003

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban in Belgium, 1992–2003

00.20.40.60.811992199720031992: 0.903 % of urban workers in the industrial sector1993: 0.904 % of urban workers in the industrial sector1994: 0.9 % of urban workers in the industrial sector1995: 0.907 % of urban workers in the industrial sector1996: 0.901 % of urban workers in the industrial sector1997: 0.903 % of urban workers in the industrial sector1998: 0.898 % of urban workers in the industrial sector1999: 0.897 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2000: 0.909 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2001: 0.899 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2002: 0.913 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2003: 0.902 % of urban workers in the industrial sector

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of urban workers in the industrial sector.

Analysis

Belgium recorded 0.9% for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban in 2003.

The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban in Belgium peaked at 0.9% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1999.

Belgium ranks 23rd of 86 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban in Belgium, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban workers in the industrial sector) in Belgium, 1992 to 2003.
Year % of urban workers in the industrial sector Change
1992 0.9%
1993 0.9% +0.1%
1994 0.9% -0.5%
1995 0.9% +0.9%
1996 0.9% -0.7%
1997 0.9% +0.2%
1998 0.9% -0.6%
1999 0.9% -0.1%
2000 0.9% +1.3%
2001 0.9% -1.0%
2002 0.9% +1.5%
2003 0.9% -1.2%

Belgium compared with similar countries

  • Belgium's 0.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9%, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
  • Belgium's 0.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9%, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 8
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 4

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 20 Latvia 0.9%
  2. 21 France 0.9%
  3. 22 Sweden 0.9%
  4. 24 Cyprus 0.9%
  5. 25 Poland 0.9%
  6. 26 Ireland 0.9%

See the full ranking of 86 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban in Belgium?
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban in Belgium was 0.9% in 2003, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2002.
What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1999.
How does Belgium rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban?
Belgium ranks 23rd out of 86 countries with data for 2003.
Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. 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 Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban workers in the industrial sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban workers in the industrial sector)
Unit
% of urban workers in the industrial sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
86 places, 1,159 data points, 1970–2021
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