Employment in industry in Belgium
19.2% of employed people in Belgium worked in industry in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1991.
Belgium, 2025
19.2%
Change from 2024
−0.3percentage points
European Union, 2025
23.9%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
24.6%
Position in 2025
87th of 182
Employment in industry in Belgium over time
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% of total employment. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Belgium | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19.2% | 23.9% |
| 2024 | 19.5% | 24.2% |
| 2023 | 20.1% | 24.3% |
| 2022 | 20.5% | 24.6% |
| 2021 | 19.8% | 24.8% |
| 2020 | 20.7% | 25.0% |
| 2019 | 21.1% | 25.0% |
| 2018 | 20.9% | 25.1% |
| 2017 | 21.2% | 25.1% |
| 2016 | 21.3% | 25.0% |
| 2015 | 21.4% | 25.1% |
| 2014 | 21.4% | 25.1% |
| 2013 | 21.7% | 25.3% |
| 2012 | 21.8% | 25.7% |
| 2011 | 23.2% | 26.0% |
| 2010 | 23.4% | 26.4% |
| 2009 | 23.5% | 27.1% |
| 2008 | 24.7% | 28.3% |
| 2007 | 24.4% | 28.8% |
| 2006 | 24.7% | 28.7% |
| 2005 | 24.7% | 28.7% |
| 2004 | 24.9% | 29.1% |
| 2003 | 24.9% | 29.3% |
| 2002 | 25.8% | 29.9% |
| 2001 | 25.5% | 30.1% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.3 percentage points from 19.5% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 21.4%, the figure has changed by −2.2 percentage points.
- Among the 182 countries with data for 2025, Belgium has the 87th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 23.9%.
More for Belgium
All statistics for Belgium
Employment in agriculture
1.0%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in services
79.8%
2025 · World Bank
Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74
6.2%
2025 · Eurostat
Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24
17.4%
2025 · Eurostat
Long-term unemployment rate
2.0%
2025 · Eurostat
Employment rate, ages 20 to 64
72.8%
2025 · Eurostat