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Unemployment rate: Belgium

Latest value, 2025

6.2%

Source: Eurostat
Retrieved 2026-10-08
Published 2026-09-10

Definition

Unemployed people as a percentage of the labour force, using the survey definition of unemployment: without work, available and looking for work. Spain: EPA, aged 16 and over. EU: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 to 74. United States: civilian labour force aged 16 and over, from the Current Population Survey for the nation and from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics models, consistent with that survey, for states and counties.

Survey-based. Available for Spain, regions, provinces, EU countries, US states and US counties, not Spanish municipalities. For municipalities use registered_unemployment_rate. US national and state rates are seasonally adjusted; county rates are not.

Evolution

5.627.108.582009201220152018202120242025
Value
PeriodValue
20256.2
20245.7
20235.5
20225.6
20216.3
20205.8
20195.5
20186
20177.2
20167.9
20158.7
20148.7
20138.6
20127.6
20117.2
20108.4
20098

Comparison with related places

Place2025
Belgium6.2
European Union (27)6
Czechia2.8
Portugal6
Sweden8.8
Greece8.9
Hungary4.4

How to cite

Eurostat. Unemployment by sex and age, annual data (une_rt_a). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/une_rt_a/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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