Regions of Belgium (NUTS 2) by long-term unemployment rate, 2025
Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest had the highest long-term unemployment rate of 11 regions in 2025, at 5.8%. Prov. West-Vlaanderen had the lowest, at 0.3%. The median was 1.8% and the figure for Belgium was 2%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
All regions, 2025
Full ranking
| Rank | Regions | 2025 (%) | Change on 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest | 5.8 | 0 pts |
| 2 | Prov. Hainaut | 3.5 | -0.8 pts |
| 2 | Prov. Namur | 3.5 | +1 pts |
| 4 | Prov. Liège | 2.5 | -0.8 pts |
| 5 | Prov. Brabant wallon Low reliability | 2 | -0.3 pts |
| 6 | Prov. Luxembourg (BE) Low reliability | 1.8 | |
| 7 | Prov. Vlaams-Brabant | 1.2 | -0.5 pts |
| 8 | Prov. Limburg (BE) Low reliability | 1.1 | +0.4 pts |
| 9 | Prov. Antwerpen | 0.8 | +0.1 pts |
| 10 | Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen | 0.7 | +0.1 pts |
| 11 | Prov. West-Vlaanderen Low reliability | 0.3 | -0.2 pts |
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About this ranking
People aged 15 to 74 who have been unemployed for 12 months or more, as a percentage of the labour force aged 15 to 74. Unemployment follows the ILO definition: without work, available to start within two weeks and actively seeking work.
A share of the labour force, not of the unemployed. From the EU labour force survey. Eurostat flags series breaks (most in 2021, under the new framework regulation for social statistics); they are stored as status break.
Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the regions are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.
How to cite
Eurostat. Long-term unemployment (12 months or more) as a percentage of the labour force by NUTS 2 region, 15 to 74 years (lfst_r_lfu2ltu). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_r_lfu2ltu/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-18.Citation styles
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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Long-term unemployment (12 months or more) as a percentage of the labour force by NUTS 2 region, 15 to 74 years (lfst_r_lfu2ltu) (Regions of Belgium (NUTS 2) by long-term unemployment rate, 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_r_lfu2ltu/default/table
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Long-term unemployment (12 months or more) as a percentage of the labour force by NUTS 2 region, 15 to 74 years (lfst_r_lfu2ltu), Regions of Belgium (NUTS 2) by long-term unemployment rate, 2025. Eurostat, European Commission, 10 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_r_lfu2ltu/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/long-term-unemployment-rate/belgium-regions. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.
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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Long-term unemployment (12 months or more) as a percentage of the labour force by NUTS 2 region, 15 to 74 years (lfst_r_lfu2ltu). Regions of Belgium (NUTS 2) by long-term unemployment rate, 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_r_lfu2ltu/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/long-term-unemployment-rate/belgium-regions.
Harvard
Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Long-term unemployment (12 months or more) as a percentage of the labour force by NUTS 2 region, 15 to 74 years (lfst_r_lfu2ltu), Regions of Belgium (NUTS 2) by long-term unemployment rate, 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_r_lfu2ltu/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/long-term-unemployment-rate/belgium-regions (Accessed: 18 October 2026).
BibTeX
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Which region has the highest long-term unemployment rate?
Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, with 5.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
Which region has the lowest long-term unemployment rate?
Prov. West-Vlaanderen, with 0.3% in 2025.
Where does this ranking come from?
Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Long-term unemployment (12 months or more) as a percentage of the labour force by NUTS 2 region, 15 to 74 years (lfst_r_lfu2ltu). Retrieved 2026-10-18.