Children living in households with very low work intensity by in Belgium
Belgium: Children living in households with very low work intensity by was 53.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Children living in households with very low work intensity by in Belgium, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children living in households with very low work intensity by in Belgium is 53.8%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 12.1% on the previous year and up 36.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children living in households with very low work intensity by in Belgium peaked at 53.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 24.5%, in 2008.
Belgium ranks 7th of 47 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Children living in households with very low work intensity by in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 49.6% | — |
| 2005 | 46.2% | -6.9% |
| 2006 | 43.4% | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 48.2% | +11.1% |
| 2008 | 24.5% | -49.2% |
| 2009 | 45.2% | +84.5% |
| 2010 | 40.3% | -10.8% |
| 2011 | 41.7% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 40.3% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 37.1% | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 50.7% | +36.7% |
| 2015 | 39.4% | -22.3% |
| 2016 | 45.2% | +14.7% |
| 2017 | 52.8% | +16.8% |
| 2018 | 43.6% | -17.4% |
| 2019 | 40.3% | -7.6% |
| 2020 | 37.7% | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 44.5% | +18.0% |
| 2022 | 43.4% | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 47.8% | +10.1% |
| 2024 | 48.0% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 53.8% | +12.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.9% | 24.5% | 49.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 43.1% | 37.1% | 52.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.9% | 37.7% | 53.8% | 6 |
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- Population density 365.29 people per km² (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is children living in households with very low work intensity by in Belgium?
- Children living in households with very low work intensity by in Belgium was 53.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest children living in households with very low work intensity by recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 53.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest children living in households with very low work intensity by recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.5% in 2008.
- How does Belgium rank for children living in households with very low work intensity by?
- Belgium ranks 7th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is children living in households with very low work intensity by rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Children living in households with very low work intensity by educational attainment level of their parents (population aged 0 to 17 years) - EU 2020 strategy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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