Persons living in households with very low work intensity by NUTS 2 in Belgium
Belgium: Persons living in households with very low work intensity by NUTS 2 was 11.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by NUTS 2 in Belgium, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons living in households with very low work intensity by nuts 2 in Belgium is 11.0%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and down 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons living in households with very low work intensity by nuts 2 in Belgium peaked at 15.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 2023.
That places Belgium 4th out of 43 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
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 NUTS 2 in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 15.0% | — |
| 2016 | 15.2% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 14.5% | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 13.1% | -9.7% |
| 2019 | 12.9% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 12.4% | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 12.2% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 11.7% | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 10.6% | -9.4% |
| 2024 | 11.4% | +7.5% |
| 2025 | 11.0% | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.1% | 12.9% | 15.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 11.5% | 10.6% | 12.4% | 6 |
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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 11.0% 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 15.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest persons living in households with very low work intensity by nuts 2 recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 2023.
- How does Belgium rank for persons living in households with very low work intensity by nuts 2?
- Belgium ranks 4th out of 43 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 26.7%. 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 64 years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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