Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total in Belgium

Belgium: Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total was 0.8% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.8%
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
68th
of 111 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 1992
All-time low
0.7%
in 2004
Years of data
30
1985–2016

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total in Belgium, 1985–2016

00.20.40.60.81985200020161985: 0.772 % of total youth labor force1986: 0.797 % of total youth labor force1987: 0.795 % of total youth labor force1988: 0.827 % of total youth labor force1989: 0.853 % of total youth labor force1991: 0.868 % of total youth labor force1992: 0.875 % of total youth labor force1993: 0.825 % of total youth labor force1994: 0.783 % of total youth labor force1995: 0.785 % of total youth labor force1996: 0.795 % of total youth labor force1997: 0.787 % of total youth labor force1998: 0.796 % of total youth labor force1999: 0.774 % of total youth labor force2000: 0.848 % of total youth labor force2001: 0.847 % of total youth labor force2002: 0.843 % of total youth labor force2003: 0.81 % of total youth labor force2004: 0.724 % of total youth labor force2005: 0.745 % of total youth labor force2006: 0.727 % of total youth labor force2007: 0.806 % of total youth labor force2008: 0.819 % of total youth labor force2009: 0.784 % of total youth labor force2010: 0.779 % of total youth labor force2011: 0.839 % of total youth labor force2013: 0.79 % of total youth labor force2014: 0.74 % of total youth labor force2015: 0.769 % of total youth labor force2016: 0.766 % of total youth labor force

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total youth labor force.

Analysis

In 2016, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total in Belgium stood at 0.8%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total in Belgium peaked at 0.9% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2004.

Belgium ranks 68th of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total in Belgium, year by year

Annual values for Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total (% of total youth labor force) in Belgium, 1985 to 2016.
Year % of total youth labor force Change
1985 0.8%
1986 0.8% +3.3%
1987 0.8% -0.4%
1988 0.8% +4.1%
1989 0.9% +3.1%
1991 0.9% +1.7%
1992 0.9% +0.8%
1993 0.8% -5.7%
1994 0.8% -5.1%
1995 0.8% +0.2%
1996 0.8% +1.3%
1997 0.8% -1.0%
1998 0.8% +1.1%
1999 0.8% -2.7%
2000 0.8% +9.5%
2001 0.8% -0.1%
2002 0.8% -0.4%
2003 0.8% -4.0%
2004 0.7% -10.7%
2005 0.7% +2.9%
2006 0.7% -2.4%
2007 0.8% +10.8%
2008 0.8% +1.6%
2009 0.8% -4.3%
2010 0.8% -0.6%
2011 0.8% +7.6%
2013 0.8% -5.8%
2014 0.7% -6.4%
2015 0.8% +4.0%
2016 0.8% -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 5
1990s 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 9
2000s 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 10
2010s 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 6

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 65 France 0.8% compare
  2. 66 Czechia 0.8% compare
  3. 67 Panama 0.8% compare
  4. 69 India 0.8% compare
  5. 70 Colombia 0.8% compare
  6. 71 Russian Federation 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total in Belgium?
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total in Belgium was 0.8% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 1992.
What is the lowest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2004.
How does Belgium rank for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total?
Belgium ranks 68th out of 111 countries with data for 2016.
Is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total (% of total youth labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total (% of total youth labor force)
Unit
% of total youth labor force
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
111 places, 1,633 data points, 1970–2021
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