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

Latest (2025)
53.8%
Change on year
up 12.1%
World rank
7th
of 47 countries
All-time high
53.8%
in 2025
All-time low
24.5%
in 2008
Years of data
22
2004–2025

Children living in households with very low work intensity by in Belgium, 2004–2025

02040602004201420252004: 49.6 Percentage2005: 46.2 Percentage2006: 43.4 Percentage2007: 48.2 Percentage2008: 24.5 Percentage2009: 45.2 Percentage2010: 40.3 Percentage2011: 41.7 Percentage2012: 40.3 Percentage2013: 37.1 Percentage2014: 50.7 Percentage2015: 39.4 Percentage2016: 45.2 Percentage2017: 52.8 Percentage2018: 43.6 Percentage2019: 40.3 Percentage2020: 37.7 Percentage2021: 44.5 Percentage2022: 43.4 Percentage2023: 47.8 Percentage2024: 48 Percentage2025: 53.8 Percentage

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

Annual values for 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 in Belgium, 2004 to 2025.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 4 Ireland 58.7% compare
  2. 5 Finland 56.1% compare
  3. 6 Czechia 55.9% compare
  4. 8 Lithuania 47.7% compare
  5. 8 Lithuania 47.7% compare
  6. 10 Bulgaria 47.2% compare

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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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Indicator
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
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
53 places, 948 data points, 2004–2025
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