Persons living: EU 2020 strategy … degree in Belgium
Belgium: Persons living: EU 2020 strategy … degree was 476.9 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree in Belgium, 2013–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree in Belgium is 476.9, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree in Belgium peaked at 552 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 452.9, in 2023.
That places Belgium 9th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Persons living: EU 2020 strategy … degree in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 543.4 | — |
| 2014 | 525.8 | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 552 | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 542.1 | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 513.6 | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 485.7 | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 517.9 | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 464 | -10.4% |
| 2021 | 508.6 | +9.6% |
| 2022 | 475.6 | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 452.9 | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 477.4 | +5.4% |
| 2025 | 476.9 | -0.1% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 476.9 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 107.5, 4.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 476.9 is above the median for high income countries, which is 114, 4.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 525.79 | 485.7 | 552 | 7 |
| 2020s | 475.9 | 452.9 | 508.6 | 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 476.9 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 552 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 452.9 in 2023.
- How does Belgium rank for persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree?
- Belgium ranks 9th out of 45 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 13.6%. 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 59 years) - EU 2020 strategy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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