Persons living: EU 2030 strategy in Belgium
Belgium: Persons living: EU 2030 strategy was 500 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
500
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
7th
of 43 countries
All-time high
570
in 2015
All-time low
477
in 2023
Years of data
11
2015–2025
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree in Belgium, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 500 for persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree in 2025.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree in Belgium peaked at 570 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 477, in 2023.
Belgium ranks 7th of 43 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Persons living: EU 2030 strategy in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 570 | — |
| 2016 | 566 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 535 | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 504 | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 539 | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 486 | -9.8% |
| 2021 | 531 | +9.3% |
| 2022 | 501 | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 477 | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 492 | +3.1% |
| 2025 | 500 | +1.6% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 500 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 107.5, 4.7× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 500 is above the median for high income countries, which is 117.5, 4.3× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 542.8 | 504 | 570 | 5 |
| 2020s | 497.83 | 477 | 531 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More population data for Belgium
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.1652 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.1094 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.1652 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.0945 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 12,091 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.2011 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0.0085 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.166 (2100)
- Population density 365.29 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 461,216 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree in Belgium?
- Persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree in Belgium was 500 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 570 in 2015.
- What is the lowest persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 477 in 2023.
- How does Belgium rank for persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree?
- Belgium ranks 7th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. 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 Persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree of urbanisation (population aged 0 to 64 years) - EU 2030 strategy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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