Employment of older workers in Belgium

Name: Employment of older workers in Belgium
Creator: Eurostat
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61.5% of people aged 55 to 64 in Belgium were employed in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2009. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.

Employment rate, ages 55 to 64 % of population aged 55 to 64 Data: 2009 to 2025 Source: Eurostat

Belgium, 2025 61.5% % of population aged 55 to 64

Change from 2024 +2.1percentage points 2024: 59.4%

European Union, 2025 66.4% Official aggregate

Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 69.4% Middle value of 27 countries

Position in 2025 21st of 34 See the full ranking

Employment of older workers in Belgium over time

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% of population aged 55 to 64. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Employment rate, ages 55 to 64 (% of population aged 55 to 64), 2009 to 2025
Period	Belgium	European Union
2025	61.5%	66.4%
2024	59.4%	65.2%
2023	57.8%	63.9%
2022	56.6%	62.3%
2021	54.5%	60.4%
2020	53.1%	59.0%
2019	52.1%	58.6%
2018	50.3%	57.3%
2017	48.3%b (break in time series)	55.5%
2016	45.4%	53.5%
2015	44.0%	51.4%
2014	42.7%	49.7%
2013	41.7%	47.9%
2012	39.5%	46.4%
2011	38.7%	45.0%
2010	37.3%	43.7%
2009	35.3%	43.2%

Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.

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In short

That is a change of +2.1 percentage points from 59.4% in 2024.
Since 2015, when it was 44.0%, the figure has changed by +17.5 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
Among the 34 countries with data for 2025, Belgium has the 21st highest value.
The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 66.4%.