Wage workers, aged 25-64 in Belgium

Belgium: Wage workers, aged 25-64 was 0.8% in 2003. ▲ Rising

Latest (2003)
0.8%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
30th
of 105 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2003
All-time low
0.8%
in 1985
Years of data
18
1985–2003

Wage workers, aged 25-64 in Belgium, 1985–2003

00.20.40.60.81985199420031985: 0.788 % of employed population aged 25-641986: 0.8 % of employed population aged 25-641987: 0.804 % of employed population aged 25-641988: 0.813 % of employed population aged 25-641989: 0.797 % of employed population aged 25-641991: 0.818 % of employed population aged 25-641992: 0.812 % of employed population aged 25-641993: 0.814 % of employed population aged 25-641994: 0.817 % of employed population aged 25-641995: 0.815 % of employed population aged 25-641996: 0.817 % of employed population aged 25-641997: 0.822 % of employed population aged 25-641998: 0.819 % of employed population aged 25-641999: 0.823 % of employed population aged 25-642000: 0.836 % of employed population aged 25-642001: 0.841 % of employed population aged 25-642002: 0.839 % of employed population aged 25-642003: 0.844 % of employed population aged 25-64

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population aged 25-64.

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage workers, aged 25-64 in Belgium is 0.8%, measured in 2003. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 25-64 in Belgium peaked at 0.8% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1985.

Belgium ranks 30th of 105 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Wage workers, aged 25-64 in Belgium, year by year

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64) in Belgium, 1985 to 2003.
Year % of employed population aged 25-64 Change
1985 0.8%
1986 0.8% +1.5%
1987 0.8% +0.6%
1988 0.8% +1.1%
1989 0.8% -2.0%
1991 0.8% +2.6%
1992 0.8% -0.7%
1993 0.8% +0.2%
1994 0.8% +0.3%
1995 0.8% -0.2%
1996 0.8% +0.2%
1997 0.8% +0.7%
1998 0.8% -0.4%
1999 0.8% +0.5%
2000 0.8% +1.5%
2001 0.8% +0.7%
2002 0.8% -0.2%
2003 0.8% +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 5
1990s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 9
2000s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 4

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 27 Ireland 0.9% compare
  2. 28 Kazakhstan 0.9%
  3. 29 Namibia 0.9% compare
  4. 31 Netherlands 0.8% compare
  5. 32 Slovak Republic 0.8% compare
  6. 33 Montenegro 0.8%

See the full ranking of 105 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 25-64 in Belgium?
Wage workers, aged 25-64 in Belgium was 0.8% in 2003, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 25-64 recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2003.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 25-64 recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1985.
How does Belgium rank for wage workers, aged 25-64?
Belgium ranks 30th out of 105 countries with data for 2003.
Is wage workers, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. 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 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64)
Unit
% of employed population aged 25-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
105 places, 1,488 data points, 1970–2021
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