Belgium vs France: Inactivity rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19)
Inactivity rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) over time
- Belgium
- France
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 44 against 43 in France, a difference of 1.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 18th and France ranks 21st of 71 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 46.28 | 44.23 | 2.05 | Belgium |
| 2020s | 45.08 | 43.91 | 1.18 | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher inactivity rate (current ilo definition - icls19), Belgium or France?
- Belgium, at 44 against 43 in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in inactivity rate (current ilo definition - icls19) between Belgium and France?
- 1, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and France?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and France rank globally for inactivity rate (current ilo definition - icls19)?
- Belgium ranks 18th and France ranks 21st of 71 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization, published as Inactivity rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) (15+). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series includes only countries for which the 19th ICLS definitions are applied. This indicator conveys the number of persons of working age outside the labour force (that is, not employed or unemployed) expressed as a percentage of the working-age population. For more information, refer to the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.