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Employment in industry in Belgium

Employment in industry in Belgium was 19.2% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is down 0.3 pts from 2024. That is the 19th highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

202519.2%
Change on 2024-0.3 pts
Rank19th of 27EU countries ranked
Series high30.31991
Series low19.22025

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Employment in industry in Belgium, 1991 to 2025

17.52022.52527.53032.5199119962001200620112016202120251991: 30.3 %1992: 29.9 %1993: 29.4 %1994: 28.9 %1995: 28.3 %1996: 27.6 %1997: 27.5 %1998: 27.2 %1999: 25.8 %2000: 25.8 %2001: 25.5 %2002: 25.8 %2003: 24.9 %2004: 24.9 %2005: 24.7 %2006: 24.7 %2007: 24.4 %2008: 24.7 %2009: 23.5 %2010: 23.4 %2011: 23.2 %2012: 21.8 %2013: 21.7 %2014: 21.4 %2015: 21.4 %2016: 21.3 %2017: 21.2 %2018: 20.9 %2019: 21.1 %2020: 20.7 %2021: 19.8 %2022: 20.5 %2023: 20.1 %2024: 19.5 %2025: 19.2 %152025303519912003201520251991: 30.3 %1992: 29.9 %1993: 29.4 %1994: 28.9 %1995: 28.3 %1996: 27.6 %1997: 27.5 %1998: 27.2 %1999: 25.8 %2000: 25.8 %2001: 25.5 %2002: 25.8 %2003: 24.9 %2004: 24.9 %2005: 24.7 %2006: 24.7 %2007: 24.4 %2008: 24.7 %2009: 23.5 %2010: 23.4 %2011: 23.2 %2012: 21.8 %2013: 21.7 %2014: 21.4 %2015: 21.4 %2016: 21.3 %2017: 21.2 %2018: 20.9 %2019: 21.1 %2020: 20.7 %2021: 19.8 %2022: 20.5 %2023: 20.1 %2024: 19.5 %2025: 19.2 %
%. Source: World Bank (modelled estimate), Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) (SL.IND.EMPL.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-18, published 2026-10-08.
All 35 values
Period%
202519.2
202419.5
202320.1
202220.5
202119.8
202020.7
201921.1
201820.9
201721.2
201621.3
201521.4
201421.4
201321.7
201221.8
201123.2
201023.4
200923.5
200824.7
200724.4
200624.7
200524.7
200424.9
200324.9
200225.8
200125.5
200025.8
199925.8
199827.2
199727.5
199627.6
199528.3
199428.9
199329.4
199229.9
199130.3

Belgium compared with nearby places

Austria: 24.6 %Belgium: 19.2 %Bulgaria: 27.9 %Cyprus: 16.3 %Czechia: 34.9 %Germany: 26 %Denmark: 18.8 %Estonia: 26 %Spain: 19.9 %Finland: 20.8 %France: 19.3 %Greece: 16.3 %Croatia: 26.4 %Hungary: 30.5 %Ireland: 18.2 %Italy: 26.4 %Lithuania: 25.9 %Luxembourg: 7.6 %Latvia: 21.8 %Malta: 17.7 %Netherlands: 13.8 %Poland: 30 %Portugal: 24.6 %Romania: 32.6 %Sweden: 16.8 %Slovenia: 32 %Slovakia: 34.5 %
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  • 30 and over
Employment in industry, 2025, %. Belgium is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: World Bank. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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Definition

People employed in mining, manufacturing, construction and utilities (ISIC Rev. 4 sections B to F), as a percentage of total employment. ILO modelled estimates, ages 15 and over.

ILO modelled estimates: model outputs that fill years without a survey, not survey results. The latest year is a nowcast and is revised as surveys arrive. Sectors follow ISIC; where a country counts the armed forces, they are in services.

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World Bank, World Development Indicators, modelled estimate. Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) (SL.IND.EMPL.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.IND.EMPL.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-18. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

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World Bank. (2026). Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) (SL.IND.EMPL.ZS) (Employment in industry, Belgium, 1991 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.IND.EMPL.ZS

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Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) (SL.IND.EMPL.ZS), Employment in industry, Belgium, 1991 to 2025. World Bank, 8 Oct. 2026, https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.IND.EMPL.ZS. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employment-in-industry/belgium. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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World Bank. 2026. Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) (SL.IND.EMPL.ZS). Employment in industry, Belgium, 1991 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.IND.EMPL.ZS. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employment-in-industry/belgium.

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World Bank (2026) Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) (SL.IND.EMPL.ZS), Employment in industry, Belgium, 1991 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.IND.EMPL.ZS, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/employment-in-industry/belgium (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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@misc{world_employment_in_industry_belgium_2025,
  author = {{World Bank}},
  title = {{Employment in industry (\% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) (SL.IND.EMPL.ZS): Employment in industry, Belgium, 1991 to 2025}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.IND.EMPL.ZS},
  urldate = {2026-10-18},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employment-in-industry/belgium. Publisher attribution: World Bank, World Development Indicators, modelled estimate. Employment in industry (\% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) (SL.IND.EMPL.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.IND.EMPL.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-18. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.},
}
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What is the employment in industry in Belgium?

Employment in industry in Belgium was 19.2% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is down 0.3 pts from 2024. That is the 19th highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) (SL.IND.EMPL.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-18.

What was the highest employment in industry in Belgium?

30.3% in 1991, the highest value since 1991 in this series.

Employment in industry elsewhere in European Union (27)

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