Persons living: EU 2020 strategy … NUTS 2 region in Belgium
Belgium: Persons living: EU 2020 strategy … NUTS 2 region was 11 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
11
Change on year
down 5.2%
World rank
3rd
of 47 countries
All-time high
15.4
in 2003
All-time low
10.7
in 2023
Years of data
23
2003–2025
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by NUTS 2 in Belgium, 2003–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 11 for persons living in households with very low work intensity by nuts 2 in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.2% on the previous year and down 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons living in households with very low work intensity by nuts 2 in Belgium peaked at 15.4 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 10.7, in 2023.
Belgium ranks 3rd of 47 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Persons living: EU 2020 strategy … NUTS 2 region in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 15.4 | — |
| 2004 | 14.7 | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 15.1 | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 14.3 | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 13.8 | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 11.7 | -15.2% |
| 2009 | 12.3 | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 12.7 | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 13.8 | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 13.9 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 14 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 14.6 | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 14.9 | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 14.9 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 13.9 | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 12.6 | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 12.5 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 12 | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 12.2 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 11.7 | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 10.7 | -8.5% |
| 2024 | 11.6 | +8.4% |
| 2025 | 11 | -5.2% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 11 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.75, 1.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 11 is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.1, 1.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.9 | 11.7 | 15.4 | 7 |
| 2010s | 13.78 | 12.5 | 14.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.53 | 10.7 | 12.2 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 1 Montenegro 19.6 compare
- 2 Finland 11.7 compare
- 4 Germany 10.7 compare
- 4 North Macedonia 10.7 compare
- 4 North Macedonia 10.7 compare
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 nuts 2 in Belgium?
- Persons living in households with very low work intensity by nuts 2 in Belgium was 11 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons living in households with very low work intensity by nuts 2 recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 15.4 in 2003.
- What is the lowest persons living in households with very low work intensity by nuts 2 recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.7 in 2023.
- How does Belgium rank for persons living in households with very low work intensity by nuts 2?
- Belgium ranks 3rd out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons living in households with very low work intensity by nuts 2 rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.2%. 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 NUTS 2 region (population aged 0 to 59 years) - EU 2020 strategy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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