Unemployment in Belgium
In the year 2024, the unemployment in Belgium was 5.70%, compared to 8.67% in 2014 and 5.52% in 2023. It averaged 6.57% over the last decade. For more unemployment information, visit our dedicated page.
Belgium Unemployment Chart
Note: This chart displays Unemployment Rate for Belgium from 2016 to 2015.
Source: Macrobond.
Belgium Unemployment Data
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment (% of active population, aop) | 5.4 | 5.6 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 5.5 |
How should you choose a forecaster if some are too optimistic while others are too pessimistic? FocusEconomics collects Belgian unemployment projections for the next ten years from a panel of 13 analysts at the leading national, regional and global forecast institutions. These projections are then validated by our in-house team of economists and data analysts and averaged to provide one Consensus Forecast you can rely on for each indicator. By averaging all forecasts, upside and downside forecasting errors tend to cancel each other out, leading to the most reliable unemployment forecast available for Belgian unemployment.
Download one of our sample reports to visualize what a Consensus Forecast is and see our Belgian unemployment projections.
Want to get access to the full dataset of Belgian unemployment forecasts? Send an email to info@focus-economics.com.