Labor force, female, per capita in Belgium

Belgium: Labor force, female, per capita was 0.214 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.214 units per person
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
77th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.2142 units per person
in 2024
All-time low
0.1542 units per person
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Labor force, female, per capita in Belgium, 1990–2025

00.050.10.150.21990200720251990: 0.154 units per person1991: 0.16 units per person1992: 0.164 units per person1993: 0.167 units per person1994: 0.169 units per person1995: 0.171 units per person1996: 0.172 units per person1997: 0.174 units per person1998: 0.176 units per person1999: 0.183 units per person2000: 0.185 units per person2001: 0.178 units per person2002: 0.181 units per person2003: 0.183 units per person2004: 0.188 units per person2005: 0.195 units per person2006: 0.196 units per person2007: 0.199 units per person2008: 0.201 units per person2009: 0.201 units per person2010: 0.204 units per person2011: 0.201 units per person2012: 0.201 units per person2013: 0.203 units per person2014: 0.205 units per person2015: 0.204 units per person2016: 0.203 units per person2017: 0.204 units per person2018: 0.207 units per person2019: 0.208 units per person2020: 0.207 units per person2021: 0.21 units per person2022: 0.213 units per person2023: 0.213 units per person2024: 0.214 units per person2025: 0.214 units per person

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

Annual values for Labor force, female, per capita in Belgium, 1990 to 2025.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 74 South Sudan 0.219 units per person compare
  2. 75 Botswana 0.2187 units per person compare
  3. 76 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.2163 units per person compare
  4. 78 Croatia 0.2137 units per person compare
  5. 79 Paraguay 0.2125 units per person compare
  6. 80 Colombia 0.211 units per person compare

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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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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.

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Indicator
Labor force, female, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
235 places, 8,446 data points, 1990–2025
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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.