ILO estimate of the unemployment rate in Belgium
The ILO estimates the unemployment rate in Belgium at 5.9% in 2025.
Belgium, 2025
5.9%
Change from 2024
+0.2percentage points
World, 2025
4.9%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
5.6%
Position in 2025
75th of 181
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate in Belgium over time
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% of the labour force aged 15 and over. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Belgium | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.9% | 4.9% |
| 2024 | 5.7% | 4.9% |
| 2023 | 5.5% | 4.9% |
| 2022 | 5.6% | 5.3% |
| 2021 | 6.2% | 6.0% |
| 2020 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2019 | 5.4% | 5.6% |
| 2018 | 5.9% | 5.8% |
| 2017 | 7.1% | 5.9% |
| 2016 | 7.8% | 6.0% |
Flags: f Projection . 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 8.5%, the figure has changed by −2.6 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Belgium has the 75th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 4.9%.
More for Belgium
All statistics for Belgium
Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74
6.2%
2025 · Eurostat
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
17.8%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Labour force participation
54.3%
2025 · ILOSTAT
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