People living in households with very low work intensity by tenure in Belgium
Belgium: People living in households with very low work intensity by tenure was 11.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
People living in households with very low work intensity by tenure in Belgium, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
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 4th out of 41 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 by tenure in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 15.4% | — |
| 2016 | 15.9% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 15.0% | -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% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.7% | 13.4% | 15.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 12.2% | 11.1% | 12.9% | 6 |
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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 4th out of 41 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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