People living in households with very low work intensity … most in Belgium
Belgium: People living in households with very low work intensity … most was 99 in 2025. ▼ Falling
People living in households with very low work intensity by most in Belgium, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people living in households with very low work intensity by most in Belgium is 99, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 16.8% on the previous year and down 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people living in households with very low work intensity by most in Belgium peaked at 147 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 99, in 2025.
Belgium ranks 9th of 45 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
People living in households with very low work intensity … most in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 125 | — |
| 2016 | 147 | +17.6% |
| 2017 | 129 | -12.2% |
| 2018 | 112 | -13.2% |
| 2019 | 127 | +13.4% |
| 2020 | 105 | -17.3% |
| 2021 | 118 | +12.4% |
| 2022 | 119 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 105 | -11.8% |
| 2024 | 119 | +13.3% |
| 2025 | 99 | -16.8% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 99 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 30, 3.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 99 is above the median for high income countries, which is 30.5, 3.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 128 | 112 | 147 | 5 |
| 2020s | 110.83 | 99 | 119 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people living in households with very low work intensity by most in Belgium?
- People living in households with very low work intensity by most in Belgium was 99 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest people living in households with very low work intensity by most recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 147 in 2016.
- What is the lowest people living in households with very low work intensity by most recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 99 in 2025.
- How does Belgium rank for people living in households with very low work intensity by most?
- Belgium ranks 9th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is people living in households with very low work intensity by most rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of People living in households with very low work intensity by most frequent activity status (population aged 18 to 64 years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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