Wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Belgium

Belgium: Wage workers, aged 15-64, total was 0.9% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.9%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
18th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2011
All-time low
0.8%
in 1985
Years of data
30
1985–2016

Wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Belgium, 1985–2016

00.20.40.60.81985200020161985: 0.804 % of total employed population in working age1986: 0.813 % of total employed population in working age1987: 0.819 % of total employed population in working age1988: 0.824 % of total employed population in working age1989: 0.81 % of total employed population in working age1991: 0.83 % of total employed population in working age1992: 0.824 % of total employed population in working age1993: 0.824 % of total employed population in working age1994: 0.826 % of total employed population in working age1995: 0.824 % of total employed population in working age1996: 0.824 % of total employed population in working age1997: 0.831 % of total employed population in working age1998: 0.829 % of total employed population in working age1999: 0.832 % of total employed population in working age2000: 0.844 % of total employed population in working age2001: 0.851 % of total employed population in working age2002: 0.849 % of total employed population in working age2003: 0.853 % of total employed population in working age2004: 0.878 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.88 % of total employed population in working age2006: 0.883 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.888 % of total employed population in working age2008: 0.892 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.889 % of total employed population in working age2010: 0.894 % of total employed population in working age2011: 0.899 % of total employed population in working age2013: 0.898 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.895 % of total employed population in working age2015: 0.894 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.893 % of total employed population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total employed population in working age.

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Belgium is 0.9%, measured in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Belgium peaked at 0.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1985.

That places Belgium 18th out of 107 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.

Wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Belgium, year by year

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) in Belgium, 1985 to 2016.
Year % of total employed population in working age Change
1985 0.8%
1986 0.8% +1.2%
1987 0.8% +0.7%
1988 0.8% +0.7%
1989 0.8% -1.7%
1991 0.8% +2.4%
1992 0.8% -0.7%
1993 0.8% -0.0%
1994 0.8% +0.2%
1995 0.8% -0.2%
1996 0.8% -0.0%
1997 0.8% +0.8%
1998 0.8% -0.2%
1999 0.8% +0.5%
2000 0.8% +1.4%
2001 0.9% +0.9%
2002 0.8% -0.3%
2003 0.9% +0.5%
2004 0.9% +2.9%
2005 0.9% +0.3%
2006 0.9% +0.3%
2007 0.9% +0.5%
2008 0.9% +0.5%
2009 0.9% -0.3%
2010 0.9% +0.5%
2011 0.9% +0.5%
2013 0.9% -0.1%
2014 0.9% -0.4%
2015 0.9% -0.0%
2016 0.9% -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 5
1990s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 9
2000s 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 10
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 6

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 15 Cyprus 0.9% compare
  2. 16 Slovenia 0.9% compare
  3. 17 Hungary 0.9% compare
  4. 19 Latvia 0.9% compare
  5. 20 Puerto Rico 0.9% compare
  6. 21 Lithuania 0.9% compare

See the full ranking of 107 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Belgium?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Belgium was 0.9% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2011.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1985.
How does Belgium rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, total?
Belgium ranks 18th out of 107 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. 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 Wage workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age)
Unit
% of total employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,597 data points, 1970–2021
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