ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of females in total employment in Belgium
Belgium: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of females in total employment was 32.34 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of females in total employment in Belgium, 1993–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, ilostat - labour force survey — share of females in total employment in Belgium stood at 32.34 %.
That represents a change of up 8.3% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of females in total employment in Belgium peaked at 35.85 % in 2019 and was at its lowest, 25.53 %, in 2022.
That places Belgium 35th out of 87 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of females in total employment in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 29.94 % | — |
| 1994 | 29.99 % | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 31.1 % | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 31.49 % | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 31.9 % | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 28.87 % | -9.5% |
| 1999 | 35.12 % | +21.6% |
| 2000 | 26.46 % | -24.7% |
| 2001 | 28.91 % | +9.3% |
| 2002 | 25.94 % | -10.3% |
| 2003 | 26.44 % | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 30.77 % | +16.4% |
| 2005 | 31.74 % | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 28.76 % | -9.4% |
| 2007 | 31.14 % | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 29.72 % | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 29.96 % | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 29.87 % | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 31 % | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 26.98 % | -13.0% |
| 2013 | 28.43 % | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 31.97 % | +12.5% |
| 2015 | 28.88 % | -9.7% |
| 2016 | 27.94 % | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 27.45 % | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 30.6 % | +11.5% |
| 2019 | 35.85 % | +17.2% |
| 2020 | 32.63 % | -9.0% |
| 2021 | 26.23 % | -19.6% |
| 2022 | 25.53 % | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 29.87 % | +17.0% |
| 2024 | 32.34 % | +8.3% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 32.34 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 27.48 %, 1.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 32.34 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 31.09 %, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.2 % | 28.87 % | 35.12 % | 7 |
| 2000s | 28.98 % | 25.94 % | 31.74 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.9 % | 26.98 % | 35.85 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.32 % | 25.53 % | 32.63 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
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 females in total employment in Belgium?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — share of females in total employment in Belgium was 32.34 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — share of females in total employment recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 35.85 % in 2019.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of females in total employment recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.53 % in 2022.
- How does Belgium rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of females in total employment?
- Belgium ranks 35th out of 87 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of females in total employment rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 females in total employment 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.