Employment in services in Belgium
79.8% of employed people in Belgium worked in services in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1991.
Belgium, 2025
79.8%
Change from 2024
+0.3percentage points
European Union, 2025
72.9%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
72.7%
Position in 2025
20th of 182
Employment in services 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 | 79.8% | 72.9% |
| 2024 | 79.5% | 72.5% |
| 2023 | 78.8% | 72.1% |
| 2022 | 78.5% | 71.6% |
| 2021 | 79.2% | 71.3% |
| 2020 | 78.3% | 71.1% |
| 2019 | 77.8% | 71.0% |
| 2018 | 78.2% | 70.9% |
| 2017 | 77.6% | 70.7% |
| 2016 | 77.5% | 70.7% |
| 2015 | 77.4% | 70.4% |
| 2014 | 77.4% | 70.1% |
| 2013 | 76.9% | 69.9% |
| 2012 | 77.1% | 69.3% |
| 2011 | 75.5% | 69.0% |
| 2010 | 75.3% | 68.4% |
| 2009 | 75.0% | 67.8% |
| 2008 | 73.8% | 66.6% |
| 2007 | 73.7% | 65.7% |
| 2006 | 73.4% | 65.4% |
| 2005 | 73.3% | 65.0% |
| 2004 | 72.8% | 64.5% |
| 2003 | 73.4% | 63.8% |
| 2002 | 72.4% | 63.2% |
| 2001 | 73.1% | 62.4% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.3 percentage points from 79.5% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 77.4%, the figure has changed by +2.4 percentage points.
- Among the 182 countries with data for 2025, Belgium has the 20th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 72.9%.
More for Belgium
All statistics for Belgium
Employment in agriculture
1.0%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
19.2%
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