Labor force, female, per capita in Belgium
Belgium: Labor force, female, per capita was 0.214 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female, per capita in Belgium, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 0.214 units per person for labor force, female, per capita in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female, per capita in Belgium peaked at 0.2142 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1542 units per person, in 1990.
Belgium ranks 77th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, female, per capita in Belgium, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1542 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.1603 units per person | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 0.1637 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1667 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1692 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1711 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1718 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1739 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1764 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1833 units per person | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 0.1854 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1777 units per person | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1808 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1826 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1884 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.195 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1958 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1992 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2007 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2007 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2037 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2006 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2007 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2035 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2048 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2042 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.203 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.2037 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2071 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2085 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.2066 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.21 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.2133 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.213 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.2142 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 0.214 units per person | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1691 units per person | 0.1542 units per person | 0.1833 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1906 units per person | 0.1777 units per person | 0.2007 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.204 units per person | 0.2006 units per person | 0.2085 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2119 units per person | 0.2066 units per person | 0.2142 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More gender data for Belgium
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,701 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.52 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 49,723 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 52,153 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 50,100 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 52,519 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 53,460 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 56,013 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 57,794 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 60,481 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female, per capita in Belgium?
- Labor force, female, per capita in Belgium was 0.214 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, female, per capita recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2142 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest labor force, female, per capita recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1542 units per person in 1990.
- How does Belgium rank for labor force, female, per capita?
- Belgium ranks 77th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female, per capita rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, female ÷ Population, total
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- Labor force, female World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization and United Nations Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Labor force, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.