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Labour force participation rate in Belgium

Latest: 54.3%
Previous: 54.5%
Change: -0.26 (-0.5%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Labour force participation rate over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank Recession

Observations for Labour force participation rate in Belgium
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	—
Dec 31, 1967	—
Dec 31, 1968	—
Dec 31, 1969	—
Dec 31, 1970	—
Dec 31, 1971	—
Dec 31, 1972	—
Dec 31, 1973	—
Dec 31, 1974	—
Dec 31, 1975	—
Dec 31, 1976	—
Dec 31, 1977	—
Dec 31, 1978	—
Dec 31, 1979	—
Dec 31, 1980	—
Dec 31, 1981	—
Dec 31, 1982	—
Dec 31, 1983	—
Dec 31, 1984	—
Dec 31, 1985	—
Dec 31, 1986	—
Dec 31, 1987	—
Dec 31, 1988	—
Dec 31, 1989	—
Dec 31, 1990	48.3%
Dec 31, 1991	49.2%
Dec 31, 1992	49.5%
Dec 31, 1993	49.6%
Dec 31, 1994	50.2%
Dec 31, 1995	50.4%
Dec 31, 1996	50.4%
Dec 31, 1997	50.5%
Dec 31, 1998	50.7%
Dec 31, 1999	51.9%
Dec 31, 2000	52.2%
Dec 31, 2001	50.8%
Dec 31, 2002	51.1%
Dec 31, 2003	51.3%
Dec 31, 2004	51.9%
Dec 31, 2005	53.3%
Dec 31, 2006	53.1%
Dec 31, 2007	53.7%
Dec 31, 2008	53.7%
Dec 31, 2009	53.5%
Dec 31, 2010	54.2%
Dec 31, 2011	53.3%
Dec 31, 2012	53.3%
Dec 31, 2013	53.6%
Dec 31, 2014	53.6%
Dec 31, 2015	53.4%
Dec 31, 2016	53.2%
Dec 31, 2017	53.3%
Dec 31, 2018	53.7%
Dec 31, 2019	53.9%
Dec 31, 2020	53.4%
Dec 31, 2021	54.0%
Dec 31, 2022	54.6%
Dec 31, 2023	54.4%
Dec 31, 2024	54.5%
Dec 31, 2025	54.3%

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