Share of female workers by sector in Belgium
Belgium: Share of female workers by sector was 0.6246 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.6246
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
170th
of 186 countries
All-time high
2.17
in 1994
All-time low
0.5639
in 2018
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Share of female workers by sector in Belgium, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, share of female workers by sector in Belgium stood at 0.6246.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of female workers by sector in Belgium peaked at 2.17 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.5639, in 2018.
Belgium ranks 170th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.02 | 1.57 | 2.17 | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.2 | 0.9471 | 1.57 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7727 | 0.5639 | 0.8918 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6413 | 0.5793 | 0.702 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 167 Canada 0.7108 compare
- 168 Germany 0.707 compare
- 169 Guam 0.6542 compare
- 171 Luxembourg 0.5846 compare
- 172 United Kingdom 0.4693 compare
- 173 Saudi Arabia 0.4454 compare
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 share of female workers by sector in Belgium?
- Share of female workers by sector in Belgium was 0.6246 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of female workers by sector recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 2.17 in 1994.
- What is the lowest share of female workers by sector recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5639 in 2018.
- How does Belgium rank for share of female workers by sector?
- Belgium ranks 170th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of female workers by sector rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of female workers by sector. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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