Children living in households with very low work intensity in Belgium
Belgium: Children living in households with very low work intensity was 53.8 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Children living in households with very low work intensity by in Belgium, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat.
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 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.1% on the previous year and up 37.6% 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, 37.7, in 2020.
That places Belgium 7th out of 43 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Children living in households with very low work intensity in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 39.1 | — |
| 2016 | 45.2 | +15.6% |
| 2017 | 52.8 | +16.8% |
| 2018 | 43.6 | -17.4% |
| 2019 | 40.2 | -7.8% |
| 2020 | 37.7 | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 44.5 | +18.0% |
| 2022 | 47.2 | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 47.8 | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 48 | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 53.8 | +12.1% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 53.8 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.6, 2.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 53.8 is above the median for high income countries, which is 23.7, 2.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 44.18 | 39.1 | 52.8 | 5 |
| 2020s | 46.5 | 37.7 | 53.8 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
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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 37.7 in 2020.
- How does Belgium rank for children living in households with very low work intensity by?
- Belgium ranks 7th out of 43 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 37.6%. 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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