Persons living in households with very low work intensity by level of in Belgium
Belgium: Persons living in households with very low work intensity by level of was 9.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by level of in Belgium, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 9.9% for persons living in households with very low work intensity by level of in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.1% on the previous year and down 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons living in households with very low work intensity by level of in Belgium peaked at 15.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 9.9%, in 2025.
That places Belgium 7th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 level of in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 14.2% | — |
| 2016 | 15.8% | +11.3% |
| 2017 | 14.8% | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 13.6% | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 13.8% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 12.3% | -10.9% |
| 2021 | 13.0% | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 12.8% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 10.6% | -17.2% |
| 2024 | 11.8% | +11.3% |
| 2025 | 9.9% | -16.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.4% | 13.6% | 15.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 11.7% | 9.9% | 13.0% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is persons living in households with very low work intensity by level of in Belgium?
- Persons living in households with very low work intensity by level of in Belgium was 9.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons living in households with very low work intensity by level of recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 15.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest persons living in households with very low work intensity by level of recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.9% in 2025.
- How does Belgium rank for persons living in households with very low work intensity by level of?
- Belgium ranks 7th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons living in households with very low work intensity by level of rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.3%. 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 level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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