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Official Belgian data, explained

Regional unemployment rate — Age: 15–74 years by province in Belgium (2025)

This page maps Regional unemployment rate — Age: 15–74 years for one nationally comparable 2025 slice. Every figure below uses the same disclosed definition, unit, geography and source.

Labour

What this indicator measures

Percentage of the labour force that is unemployed under EU Labour Force Survey definitions, for the selected sex, age and ISCED education group, published at NUTS 2.

Regional unemployment rate. Percentage of the labour force that is unemployed under EU Labour Force Survey definitions, for the selected sex, age and ISCED education group, published at NUTS 2.

Indicator dossier

Data passport

Selected reference period
2025
Geography
provinces
Measure
Regional unemployment rate
Unit
%
Comparable areas
11
Coverage
100%

Indicator dossier

Selected slice

Exact catalogue filters applied to the map, statistics and comparison.

Education level
All education levels
Sex
Total
Age
15–74 years

Latest published slice

How to read the pattern

Median
6.7%
Unweighted area mean
6.5%
Minimum
3%
Maximum
12.6%

Across the valid national comparison set, the median is 6.7 %. Values extend from 3 to 12.6 %. This describes geographic variation; it is not a score of local quality.

Geography

Map of Belgium

Regional unemployment rate — Age: 15–74 years, 2025. Exact official boundaries; missing values remain neutral.
  1. 1.9–4.11 area
  2. 4.1–5.53 areas
  3. 5.5–7.44 areas
  4. 7.4–10.62 areas
  5. 10.6–19.21 area
Regional unemployment rate — Age: 15–74 years, 2025. Exact official boundaries; missing values remain neutral.

Categories

Distribution by official map class

Distribution by official map classOne bar per catalogue-owned map class. The x-axis is the indicator value range; bar height is the number of areas.11.9–4.134.1–5.545.5–7.427.4–10.6110.6–19.2LowerHigher
One bar per catalogue-owned map class. The x-axis is the indicator value range; bar height is the number of areas.
ValueAreasCategories
1.9–4.11
4.1–5.53
5.5–7.44
7.4–10.62
10.6–19.21

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provinces

Highest and lowest values

From 11 comparable areas, the table shows a concise descriptive high-and-low sample. Equal values do not imply equal local circumstances.

Highest and lowest values
Position#AreaOfficial codeValue
Highest1Région de Bruxelles-Capitale0400012.6 %
Highest2Province du Hainaut500009 %
Highest3Province de Namur900007.7 %
Highest4Province de Liège600007.2 %
Highest5Province du Brabant wallon200026.7 %
Highest5Province du Luxembourg800006.7 %
Highest7Provincie Vlaams-Brabant200015.5 %
Highest8Provincie Limburg700004.4 %
Highest9Provincie Antwerpen100004.3 %
Highest10Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen400004.2 %
Lowest11Provincie West-Vlaanderen300003 %

Method and limitations

Method and limitations

No missing value is imputed. Classification breaks and colours come from the catalogue, and source-declared suppression remains missing.

The area mean gives every published geographic area equal weight. It is not weighted by population, exposure or area size.

Survey estimate at province-equivalent NUTS 2 level, not a municipal rate. Eurostat break and low-reliability flags are retained; low-reliability observations are excluded from the map and ranking even when Eurostat publishes a number.

Native Belgian NUTS 2024 level-2 observations mapped by an explicit 11-code domain equality to the atlas province level; no municipal or three-region roll-up. Eurostat u/bu values remain in the audited cube but are unavailable to map and rank.

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Sources, licence and provenance

Sources, licence and provenance

Sources, licence and provenance