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Share of residents aged 15–64 by municipality in Belgium (2026)

This page maps Share of residents aged 15–64 for one nationally comparable 2026 slice. Every figure below uses the same disclosed definition, unit, geography and source.

Population

What this indicator measures

Residents aged 15 through 64; this is an age range, not an employment-status measure.

Official Statbel measure for Working age 15–64.

Share. Matching-category residents divided by total residents in the same area and reference date × 100.

Indicator dossier

Data passport

Selected reference period
2026
Geography
municipalities
Boundary set
Statistical sectors 2026
Measure
Share
Unit
%
Comparable areas
565
Coverage
100%

Latest published slice

How to read the pattern

Median
62.7%
Unweighted area mean
62.8%
Minimum
46.6%
Maximum
77.5%

Across the valid national comparison set, the median is 62.7 %. Values extend from 46.6 to 77.5 %. This describes geographic variation; it is not a score of local quality.

Geography

Map of Belgium

Share of residents aged 15–64, 2026. Catalogue-owned colour classes are drawn on exact official boundaries; missing values remain neutral.
  1. 46.6–62.8295 areas
  2. 62.8–63.9135 areas
  3. 63.9–64.859 areas
  4. 64.8–65.939 areas
  5. 65.9–77.537 areas
Share of residents aged 15–64, 2026. Catalogue-owned colour classes are drawn on exact official boundaries; missing values remain neutral.

Areas

Value distribution

Value distributionHistogram of published values. The x-axis is the actual indicator value; bar height is the number of areas. The line marks the median.08617146.6–47.9: 1 area47.9–49.2: 0 areas49.2–50.5: 0 areas50.5–51.8: 1 area51.8–53.1: 2 areas53.1–54.3: 3 areas54.3–55.6: 0 areas55.6–56.9: 1 area56.9–58.2: 5 areas58.2–59.5: 15 areas59.5–60.8: 42 areas60.8–62: 126 areas62–63.3: 171 areas63.3–64.6: 112 areas64.6–65.9: 49 areas65.9–67.2: 19 areas67.2–68.5: 10 areas68.5–69.7: 2 areas69.7–71: 1 area71–72.3: 1 area72.3–73.6: 1 area73.6–74.9: 0 areas74.9–76.2: 1 area76.2–77.5: 2 areasMedian · 62.746.677.5%Number of areas
Histogram of published values. The x-axis is the actual indicator value; bar height is the number of areas. The line marks the median.
ValueAreas
46.6–47.91
47.9–49.20
49.2–50.50
50.5–51.81
51.8–53.12
53.1–54.33
54.3–55.60
55.6–56.91
56.9–58.25
58.2–59.515
59.5–60.842
60.8–62126
62–63.3171
63.3–64.6112
64.6–65.949
65.9–67.219
67.2–68.510
68.5–69.72
69.7–711
71–72.31
72.3–73.61
73.6–74.90
74.9–76.21
76.2–77.52

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municipalities

Highest and lowest values

From 565 comparable areas, the table shows a concise descriptive high-and-low sample. Equal values do not imply equal local circumstances.

Highest and lowest values
Highest1Ixelles2100977.5 %
Highest2Saint-Gilles2101376.6 %
Highest3Etterbeek2100575.5 %
Highest4Saint-Josse-ten-Noode2101473.3 %
Highest5Bruxelles2100471.3 %
Highest6Schaerbeek2101570.5 %
Highest7Forest2100769.7 %
Highest8Leuven2406269.4 %
Highest9Etalle8500968.4 %
Highest10Martelange8101368.3 %
Lowest565Koksijde3801446.6 %
Lowest564Nieuwpoort3801650.5 %
Lowest563De Haan3502952 %
Lowest562Knokke-Heist3104352.2 %
Lowest561De Panne3800853.4 %
Lowest560Middelkerke3501153.4 %
Lowest559Blankenberge3100454.3 %
Lowest558Sint-Martens-Latem4406456.3 %
Lowest557Oostende3501357 %
Lowest556Hove1102157.4 %

Method and limitations

Method and limitations

No missing value is imputed. Where colour classes are used, their breaks and colours come from the catalogue; 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.

Reference population on 1 January.

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Sources, licence and provenance

Sources, licence and provenance

Sources, licence and provenance

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