Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG in Belgium
Belgium: Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG was 5.91 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG in Belgium, 1991–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 5.91 for unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in 2025.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and down 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in Belgium peaked at 9.64 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 5.36, in 2019.
Belgium ranks 37th of 69 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 6.98 | — |
| 1992 | 6.7 | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 8.08 | +20.5% |
| 1994 | 9.64 | +19.4% |
| 1995 | 9.34 | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 9.48 | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 8.95 | -5.6% |
| 1998 | 9.32 | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 8.65 | -7.2% |
| 2000 | 6.59 | -23.9% |
| 2001 | 6.18 | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 6.91 | +11.8% |
| 2003 | 7.68 | +11.1% |
| 2004 | 7.36 | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 8.44 | +14.6% |
| 2006 | 8.25 | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 7.46 | -9.5% |
| 2008 | 6.98 | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 7.91 | +13.4% |
| 2010 | 8.29 | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 7.14 | -13.9% |
| 2012 | 7.54 | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 8.43 | +11.7% |
| 2014 | 8.52 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 8.48 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 7.83 | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 7.09 | -9.5% |
| 2018 | 5.94 | -16.2% |
| 2019 | 5.36 | -9.7% |
| 2020 | 5.54 | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 6.25 | +12.7% |
| 2022 | 5.57 | -10.9% |
| 2023 | 5.55 | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 5.7 | +2.8% |
| 2025 | 5.91 | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.57 | 6.7 | 9.64 | 9 |
| 2000s | 7.37 | 6.18 | 8.44 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.46 | 5.36 | 8.52 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.75 | 5.54 | 6.25 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in Belgium?
- Unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in Belgium was 5.91 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 9.64 in 1994.
- What is the lowest unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.36 in 2019.
- How does Belgium rank for unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg?
- Belgium ranks 37th out of 69 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG 8.5.2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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