ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of female employees in total in Belgium
Belgium: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of female employees in total was 37.43 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of female employees in total in Belgium, 1993–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total in Belgium is 37.43 %, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.8% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total in Belgium peaked at 38.67 % in 2019 and was at its lowest, 16.58 %, in 1993.
Belgium ranks 13th of 97 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of female employees in total in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 16.58 % | — |
| 1994 | 26.86 % | +62.0% |
| 1995 | 32.88 % | +22.4% |
| 1996 | 27.81 % | -15.4% |
| 1997 | 26.55 % | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 26.29 % | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 21.64 % | -17.7% |
| 2000 | 25.16 % | +16.3% |
| 2001 | 33.8 % | +34.3% |
| 2002 | 18.61 % | -44.9% |
| 2003 | 26.9 % | +44.5% |
| 2004 | 25.97 % | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 28.98 % | +11.6% |
| 2006 | 22.38 % | -22.8% |
| 2007 | 25.67 % | +14.7% |
| 2008 | 25.56 % | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 25.54 % | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 31.29 % | +22.5% |
| 2011 | 33.43 % | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 28.51 % | -14.7% |
| 2013 | 35.75 % | +25.4% |
| 2014 | 37.65 % | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 24.52 % | -34.9% |
| 2016 | 26.31 % | +7.3% |
| 2017 | 22.85 % | -13.2% |
| 2018 | 32.95 % | +44.2% |
| 2019 | 38.67 % | +17.4% |
| 2020 | 36.91 % | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 26.14 % | -29.2% |
| 2022 | 25.46 % | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 29.99 % | +17.8% |
| 2024 | 37.43 % | +24.8% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 37.43 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 27.57 %, 1.4× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 37.43 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 29.93 %, 1.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.52 % | 16.58 % | 32.88 % | 7 |
| 2000s | 25.86 % | 18.61 % | 33.8 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.19 % | 22.85 % | 38.67 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.19 % | 25.46 % | 37.43 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 10 Myanmar 39.18 % compare
- 11 Kyrgyzstan 38.25 % compare
- 12 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 37.59 % compare
- 14 Republic of Korea 37.29 % compare
- 15 Thailand 37.2 % compare
- 16 France 36.04 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Belgium
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -0.3325 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0073 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 443.58 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2138 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1233 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total in Belgium?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total in Belgium was 37.43 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 38.67 % in 2019.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.58 % in 1993.
- How does Belgium rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total?
- Belgium ranks 13th out of 97 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of female employees in total employees in agriculture — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.