ICT specialists in employment in Belgium

ICT specialists made up 5.9% of total employment in Belgium in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2004. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.

Measure: ICT specialists in employment Unit: % of total employment Data: 2004 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Belgium, 2025 5.9% % of total employment
Change from 2024 +0.2percentage points 2024: 5.7%
European Union, 2025 5.0%e (Estimated) Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 4.9% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2025 7th of 33 See the full ranking

ICT specialists in employment in Belgium over time

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% of total employment. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

ICT specialists in employment (% of total employment), 2004 to 2025
Period BelgiumEuropean Union
2025 5.9% 5.0%e (estimated)
2024 5.7% 4.9%e (estimated)
2023 5.4% 4.8%e (estimated)
2022 5.6% 4.6%e (estimated)
2021 5.6%b (break in time series) 4.5%be (break in time series, estimated)
2020 5.0% 4.3%e (estimated)
2019 5.0% 4.0%e (estimated)
2018 5.2% 3.8%e (estimated)
2017 4.9%b (break in time series) 3.7%e (estimated)
2016 4.2% 3.6%e (estimated)
2015 4.2% 3.5%e (estimated)
2014 4.2% 3.4%e (estimated)
2013 4.2% 3.3%e (estimated)
2012 4.3% 3.2%e (estimated)
2011 4.0%be (break in time series, estimated) 3.0%be (break in time series, estimated)
2010 4.4%e (estimated) 3.6%e (estimated)
2009 4.1%e (estimated) 3.6%e (estimated)
2008 3.9%e (estimated) 3.5%e (estimated)
2007 4.1%e (estimated) 3.4%e (estimated)
2006 3.7%e (estimated) 3.4%e (estimated)
2005 3.5%be (break in time series, estimated) 3.3%be (break in time series, estimated)
2004 3.4%e (estimated) 3.1%e (estimated)

Flags: e estimated; be break in time series, estimated; b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 5.7% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 4.2%, the figure has changed by +1.7 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 33 countries with data for 2025, Belgium has the 7th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 5.0%.

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
isoc_sks_itspt · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A unit=PC_EMP
Observation period
2004 to 2025 for Belgium
Provider update
17 April 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat