Brussels - BE1

indicator	year
number of inhabitants	year 2008	1 048 491
area in square km	year 2008	161
Population density	year 2007	6 459
GDP per capita in PPS of EU average	year 2007	221
Unemployment rate	year 2008	15,90
unemployment rage, male	year 2008	15,40
unemployment rate, female	year 2008	16,60
Gender difference in unemployment	year 2007	0,20
Employment rate	year 2008	50,70
employment rate, male	year 2008	60,40
employment rate, female	year 2008	41,90
Gender gap in employment rate	year 2008	16,10
Life long learning participation	year 2008	9,60
Distance from Bratislava		964 km
Distance from Košice		1233 km

Value added structure

value added in euro	year 2007	55 696	100%
value added in agriculture in euro	year 2007	14,50	0,03%
value added in industry in euro	year 2007	5 029	9,03%
value added in services in euro	year 2007	12 890	23,14%
value added in financial services in euro	year 2007	22 027	39,55%
value added in public services in euro	year 2007	14 525	26,08%

Structure of employed by sector

employed in sectors	year 2007	664	100%
employed in agriculture	year 2007	0,50	0,08%
employed in industry	year 2007	59,00	8,88%
employed in services	year 2007	155	23,28%
employed in financial services	year 2007	187	28,10%
employed in public services	year 2007	264	39,66%

GIF

Structure of employed by education

Employment by education	year 2008	367	100%
Employment, primary education	year 2008	85,10	23,19%
Employment, secondary education	year 2008	95,00	25,89%
Employment, tertiary education	year 2008	187	50,91%

Source: Eurostat

sub regions Brussels : Brussels

other regions in Belgium : Brussels, VLAAMS GEWEST and RÉGION WALLONNE

Neighbouring regions: VLAAMS GEWEST