Persons living in households with very low work intensity by most in Belgium
Belgium: Persons living in households with very low work intensity by most was 12.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by most in Belgium, 2003–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons living in households with very low work intensity by most in Belgium is 12.3%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 15.8% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons living in households with very low work intensity by most in Belgium peaked at 16.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 10.3%, in 2010.
Belgium ranks 5th of 47 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by most in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 12.1% | — |
| 2004 | 11.6% | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 14.0% | +20.7% |
| 2006 | 13.8% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 12.1% | -12.3% |
| 2008 | 11.3% | -6.6% |
| 2009 | 10.5% | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 10.3% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 10.7% | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 12.1% | +13.1% |
| 2013 | 14.5% | +19.8% |
| 2014 | 15.7% | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 13.8% | -12.1% |
| 2016 | 16.3% | +18.1% |
| 2017 | 14.6% | -10.4% |
| 2018 | 12.8% | -12.3% |
| 2019 | 14.8% | +15.6% |
| 2020 | 12.2% | -17.6% |
| 2021 | 12.9% | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 13.6% | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 11.5% | -15.4% |
| 2024 | 14.6% | +27.0% |
| 2025 | 12.3% | -15.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.2% | 10.5% | 14.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 13.6% | 10.3% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.8% | 11.5% | 14.6% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is persons living in households with very low work intensity by most in Belgium?
- Persons living in households with very low work intensity by most in Belgium was 12.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons living in households with very low work intensity by most recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 16.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest persons living in households with very low work intensity by most recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.3% in 2010.
- How does Belgium rank for persons living in households with very low work intensity by most?
- Belgium ranks 5th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons living in households with very low work intensity by most rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 most frequent activity status (population aged 18 to 59 years) - EU 2020 strategy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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