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Unemployment rate
Belgium — 36 years of data
Historical Values
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.7% est. (1989 est.) |
| 1991 | 8.2% est. (1991 est.) |
| 1992 | 9.4% est. (1991 est.) |
| 1993 | 9.8% (end 1992) |
| 1994 | 13.5% (March 1994) |
| 1995 | 14.1% (December 1994) |
| 1996 | 14% (1995 est.) |
| 1997 | 14% (1996 est.) |
| 1998 | 12.75% (1997) |
| 1999 | 12% (1998 est.) |
| 2000 | 9% (1999 est.) |
| 2001 | 8.4% (2000 est.) |
| 2002 | 7.2% (2002 est.) |
| 2003 | 7.2% (2002 est.) |
| 2004 | 8.1% (2003 est.) |
| 2005 | 12% (first half, 2004) |
| 2006 | 8.4% (2005 est.) |
| 2007 | 8.1% (2006 est.) |
| 2008 | 7.5% (2007 est.) |
| 2009 | 7% (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 88 7.5% (2007 est.) |
| 2010 | 8.1% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 92 7.9% (2009 est.) |
| 2011 | 8.3% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 96 7.9% (2009 est.) |
| 2012 | 7.6% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 87 7.2% (2011 est.) |
| 2013 | 7.6% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 84 7.2% (2011 est.) |
| 2014 | 8.8% (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 97 7.6% (2012 est.) |
| 2015 | 8.5% (2014 est.) | 8.4% (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 95 |
| 2016 | 8.5% (2015 est.) | 8.6% (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 96 |
| 2017 | 7.9% (2016 est.) | 8.5% (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 98 |
| 2018 | 7.1% (2017 est.) | 7.9% (2016 est.) |
| 2019 | 7.1% (2017 est.) | 7.9% (2016 est.) |
| 2020 | 5.36% (2019 est.) | 5.96% (2018 est.) |
| 2021 | 5.36% (2019 est.) 5.96% (2018 est.) |
| 2022 | 5.36% (2019 est.) 5.96% (2018 est.) |
| 2023 | 6.42% (2021 est.) 5.55% (2020 est.) 5.36% (2019 est.) |
| 2024 | 5.51% (2023 est.) 5.56% (2022 est.) 6.26% (2021 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment |
| 2025 | 5.5% (2024 est.) 5.6% (2023 est.) 5.6% (2022 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment |