Persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private households in Belgium, 2026
Persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private households in 2026 (year-to-date through 1 January 2026): Value (as of 1 January 2026) — 37.5 %. Comparison with the previous year and position in the series history. Official data — Eurostat.
Persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private households in 2026: data as of 1 January 2026
- Value: 37.5 %
- Change vs 2025: +0.3 % (+0.81 %)
- Position in history: below the 29-year average (average — 40.3621 %)
- Series maximum — 44.7 % in 1998 (28 years ago)
- Series minimum — 37.2 % in 2025 (1 years ago)
- Value date: 1 January 2026
- Source: Eurostat
Dynamics over neighbouring years
| Year | Value, % |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 40 |
| 2018 | 39.6 |
| 2019 | 39.9 |
| 2020 | 40.4 |
| 2021 | 38.9 |
| 2022 | 38.3 |
| 2023 | 38.3 |
| 2024 | 37.7 |
| 2025 | 37.2 |
| 2026 | 37.5 |
Full history and interactive chart
Complete series for Belgium — on the Persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private households page.
Other years
- Persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private households in 2011
- Persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private households in 2012
- Persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private households in 2013
- Persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private households in 2014
- Persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private households in 2015
- Persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private households in 2016
- Persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private households in 2017
- Persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private households in 2018
- Persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private households in 2019
- Persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private households in 2020
- Persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private households in 2021
- Persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private households in 2022
- Persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private households in 2023
- Persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private households in 2024
- Persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private households in 2025