Persons living: EU 2020 strategy … tenure in Belgium
Belgium: Persons living: EU 2020 strategy … tenure was 11 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
11
Change on year
down 5.2%
World rank
3rd
of 49 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 tenure in Belgium, 2003–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons living in households with very low work intensity by tenure in Belgium is 11, measured 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 tenure in Belgium peaked at 15.4 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 10.7, in 2023.
That places Belgium 3rd out of 49 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Persons living: EU 2020 strategy … tenure 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 North Macedonia 10.7 compare
- 4 North Macedonia 10.7 compare
- 6 Germany 10.6 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 tenure in Belgium?
- Persons living in households with very low work intensity by tenure in Belgium was 11 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons living in households with very low work intensity by tenure 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 tenure 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 tenure?
- Belgium ranks 3rd out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons living in households with very low work intensity by tenure 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 tenure status (population aged 0 to 59 years) - EU 2020 strategy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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