Regions of Belgium (NUTS 2) by youth unemployment rate

Name: Regions of Belgium (NUTS 2) by youth unemployment rate, 2015
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Prov. Hainaut had the highest youth unemployment rate of 11 regions in 2015, at 36.7%. Prov. West-Vlaanderen had the lowest, at 10.6%. The median was 19.6% and the figure for Belgium was 22.5%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest36.7Prov. Hainaut

Lowest10.6Prov. West-Vlaanderen

Median19.611 regions

Belgium22.5History

All regions, 2015

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%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

Rank	Regions	2015 (%)	Change on 2014
1	Prov. Hainaut	36.7	0 pts
2	Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest	36.2	-3.3 pts
3	Prov. Namur	35.5	+5.6 pts
4	Prov. Liège	30.7	-1.6 pts
5	Prov. Brabant wallon	26.5	+1.4 pts
6	Prov. Luxembourg (BE)	19.6	-3.6 pts
7	Prov. Vlaams-Brabant	17.5	-1 pts
8	Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen	16.4	+0.4 pts
9	Prov. Limburg (BE)	16.2	+1.5 pts
10	Prov. Antwerpen	15.8	-2.1 pts
11	Prov. West-Vlaanderen	10.6	-2.6 pts

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About this ranking

Unemployed people under 25 as a percentage of the labour force under 25.

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. Unemployment rates by NUTS 2 region, 15 to 24 (lfst_r_lfu3rt). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_r_lfu3rt/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which region has the highest youth unemployment rate?

Prov. Hainaut, with 36.7% in 2015, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest youth unemployment rate?

Prov. West-Vlaanderen, with 10.6% in 2015.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Unemployment rates by NUTS 2 region, 15 to 24 (lfst_r_lfu3rt). Retrieved 2026-10-08.