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Regions of Belgium (NUTS 2) by youth unemployment rate

Prov. Hainaut had the highest youth unemployment rate of 10 regions in 2017, at 39.9%. Prov. West-Vlaanderen had the lowest, at 9.5%. The median was 17.45% and the figure for Belgium was 19.4%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest39.9Prov. Hainaut
Lowest9.5Prov. West-Vlaanderen
Median17.4510 regions
Belgium19.4History

All regions, 2017

CSVChart (SVG)

Prov. HainautProv. Hainaut: 39.9 %39.9Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Bru…Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest: 33.2 %33.2Prov. LiègeProv. Liège: 26.3 %26.3Prov. NamurProv. Namur: 23.9 %23.9Prov. AntwerpenProv. Antwerpen: 17.7 %17.7Prov. Brabant wallonProv. Brabant wallon: 17.2 %17.2Prov. Vlaams-BrabantProv. Vlaams-Brabant: 12.6 %12.6Prov. Limburg (BE)Prov. Limburg (BE): 11.1 %11.1Prov. Oost-VlaanderenProv. Oost-Vlaanderen: 10.9 %10.9Prov. West-VlaanderenProv. West-Vlaanderen: 9.5 %9.5
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankRegions2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Prov. Hainaut Series break39.9+6.6 pts
2Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest Series break33.2-2.7 pts
3Prov. Liège Series break26.3+1.9 pts
4Prov. Namur Series break23.9-2.6 pts
5Prov. Antwerpen Series break17.7-0.8 pts
6Prov. Brabant wallon Series break17.2-5.2 pts
7Prov. Vlaams-Brabant Series break12.6-2.6 pts
8Prov. Limburg (BE) Series break11.1+1.3 pts
9Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen Series break10.9-4.2 pts
10Prov. West-Vlaanderen Series break9.5+0.6 pts

Other periods

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. 1 regions with data in other periods have no value for 2017 and are left out rather than filled from another source. 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 39.9% in 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest youth unemployment rate?

Prov. West-Vlaanderen, with 9.5% in 2017.

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. 1 regions have no value for 2017 and are not ranked.

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