Regions of Belgium (NUTS 2) by long-term unemployment rate
Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest had the highest long-term unemployment rate of 10 regions in 2020, at 6.9%. Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen had the lowest, at 0.6%. The median was 1.8% and the figure for Belgium was 2.1%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
All regions, 2020
Full ranking
| Rank | Regions | 2020 (%) | Change on 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest | 6.9 | 0 pts |
| 2 | Prov. Hainaut | 4.7 | 0 pts |
| 3 | Prov. Liège | 3.8 | +0.6 pts |
| 4 | Prov. Namur | 2.6 | -0.9 pts |
| 5 | Prov. Brabant wallon Low reliability | 2.4 | +0.1 pts |
| 6 | Prov. Vlaams-Brabant | 1.2 | -0.1 pts |
| 7 | Prov. Antwerpen | 1.1 | -0.1 pts |
| 8 | Prov. Limburg (BE) Low reliability | 0.7 | -0.1 pts |
| 8 | Prov. West-Vlaanderen Low reliability | 0.7 | 0 pts |
| 10 | Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen Low reliability | 0.6 | -0.1 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. 1 regions with data in other periods have no value for 2020 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.
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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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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?period=2020. 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, 2020. 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?period=2020.
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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, 2020 [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?period=2020 (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 6.9% in 2020, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
Which region has the lowest long-term unemployment rate?
Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen, with 0.6% in 2020.
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. 1 regions have no value for 2020 and are not ranked.