Labour Force (Total) rose 1.40% to 5.24 mil in Belgium in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Labour Force (Total) in Belgium reached an all time high of 5.24 mil in 2021 and an all time low of 3.95 mil in 1990. When compared to Belgium's main peers, Labour Force (Total) in France amounted to 31.1 mil, 44.0 mil in Germany, 0.334 mil in Luxembourg and 9.90 mil in Netherlands in 2021.
Belgium has been ranked 79th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Labour Force (Total), 1 place above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Labour Force (Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Austria | mil | 4.50 | 4.58 | 4.61 | 4.64 | 4.66 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | mil | 4.99 | 5.00 | 5.09 | 5.14 | 5.19 | ||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | mil | 2.90 | 2.94 | 2.97 | 2.99 | 3.03 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | mil | 30.5 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 30.7 | 30.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | mil | 42.7 | 43.6 | 43.8 | 43.9 | 44.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | mil | 25.7 | 25.9 | 26.1 | 26.2 | 25.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | mil | 0.285 | 0.287 | 0.296 | 0.305 | 0.316 | ||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | mil | 9.10 | 9.13 | 9.19 | 9.31 | 9.47 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | mil | 18.1 | 18.1 | 18.2 | 18.1 | 18.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | mil | 23.2 | 23.1 | 23.0 | 23.1 | 23.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | mil | 33.6 | 33.9 | 34.1 | 34.4 | 34.7 |
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