People living in households with very low work intensity … tenure in Belgium
Belgium: People living in households with very low work intensity … tenure was 11.5 in 2025. ▼ Falling
People living in households with very low work intensity by tenure in Belgium, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 11.5 for people living in households with very low work intensity by tenure in 2025.
That represents a change of down 5.7% on the previous year and down 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people living in households with very low work intensity by tenure in Belgium peaked at 15.9 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 11.1, in 2023.
That places Belgium 5th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
People living in households with very low work intensity … tenure in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 15.4 | — |
| 2016 | 15.9 | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 15 | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 13.4 | -10.7% |
| 2019 | 13.8 | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 12.9 | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 12.9 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 12.4 | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 11.1 | -10.5% |
| 2024 | 12.2 | +9.9% |
| 2025 | 11.5 | -5.7% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 11.5 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.3, 1.6× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 11.5 is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.95, 1.7× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.7 | 13.4 | 15.9 | 5 |
| 2020s | 12.17 | 11.1 | 12.9 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people living in households with very low work intensity by tenure in Belgium?
- People living in households with very low work intensity by tenure in Belgium was 11.5 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest people living in households with very low work intensity by tenure recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 15.9 in 2016.
- What is the lowest people living in households with very low work intensity by tenure recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.1 in 2023.
- How does Belgium rank for people living in households with very low work intensity by tenure?
- Belgium ranks 5th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is people living in households with very low work intensity by tenure rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.3%. 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 tenure status (population aged 0 to 64 years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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