Belgium - BE

indicator	year
number of inhabitants	year 2012	11 094 850
area in square km	year 2012	30 528
GDP per capita in PPS	year 2010	29 200
GDP per capita in PPS of EU average	year 2012	119
Unemployment rate	2 quarter 2014	8,20
unemployment rage, male	year 2012	7,70
unemployment rate, female	year 2012	7,40
Gender difference in unemployment	year 2012	0,30
Employment rate	2 quarter 2014	54,80
employment rate, male	year 2013	59,60
employment rate, female	year 2013	47,40
Gender gap in employment rate	year 2013	10,60
Gross wages and salaries in Euro	year 2003	33 873
HICP inflation rate	year 2012	2,60
Distance from Bratislava		939 km
Distance from Košice		1211 km

Youth unemployment

Youth rate of unemployment	2 quarter 2014	23,40	100%
Youth rate of unemployment, primary education	year 2012	32,80	140%

GIF

Structure of employed by education

Employment by education	year 2012	4 144	100%

Source: Eurostat; shortened variable name does not necessarily precisely describe contents of this v

sub regions Belgium : Brussels, VLAAMS GEWEST and RÉGION WALLONNE

Neighbouring regions: Germany, France, Luxembourg and Netherlands

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Current statistics

January 2019: number of unemployed at the labour offices: 176176, of which 66335 are long term unemployed, unemployment rate 6.4% (2.4% long term unemployment)

Highest unemployment: Rimavská Sobota 19.8% (11.9%), Revúca 18.5% (9.6%), Kežmarok 17.6% (8.2%), Rožňava 16.8% (8.7%), Vranov nad Topľou 15.9% (7.4%)

Lowest unemployment:: Bratislava V 2.3%, Trenčín 2.5%, Galanta 2.5%, Hlohovec 2.7%, Trnava 2.8%