Persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree in Belgium
Belgium: Persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree was 500 Thousand persons in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree in Belgium, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 500 Thousand persons 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 Thousand persons in 2015 and was at its lowest, 477 Thousand persons, in 2023.
Belgium ranks 7th of 41 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 in households with very low work intensity by degree in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 570 Thousand persons | — |
| 2016 | 566 Thousand persons | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 535 Thousand persons | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 504 Thousand persons | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 539 Thousand persons | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 486 Thousand persons | -9.8% |
| 2021 | 531 Thousand persons | +9.3% |
| 2022 | 501 Thousand persons | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 477 Thousand persons | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 492 Thousand persons | +3.1% |
| 2025 | 500 Thousand persons | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 542.8 Thousand persons | 504 Thousand persons | 570 Thousand persons | 5 |
| 2020s | 497.83 Thousand persons | 477 Thousand persons | 531 Thousand persons | 6 |
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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 Thousand persons 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 Thousand persons 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 Thousand persons in 2023.
- How does Belgium rank for persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree?
- Belgium ranks 7th out of 41 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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