{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"be-employment-rate-men","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/be-employment-rate-men","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/be-employment-rate-men/","title":"Belgium Male Employment Rate (20–64) (2025)","description":"Belgium's Male Employment Rate (20–64): 76.4 % of men (20–64) in 2025, +0.1pp YoY. Eurostat (LFSA_ERGAN), 2005–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","Eurostat","Belgium","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Belgium","temporal_coverage":"2005/2025","unit":"% of men (20–64)","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Belgium Male Employment Rate (20–64)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/LFSA_ERGAN/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2005–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"21"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Belgium"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Belgium (2025)","value":"76.4","unit":"% of men (20–64)","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+0.1pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+0.1pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"21","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Belgium Male Employment Rate (20–64)"}],"observation_count":21,"observations":[{"period":"2005","value":74.3},{"period":"2006","value":74},{"period":"2007","value":75},{"period":"2008","value":74.7},{"period":"2009","value":73.2},{"period":"2010","value":73.5},{"period":"2011","value":73},{"period":"2012","value":72.7},{"period":"2013","value":72.3},{"period":"2014","value":71.6},{"period":"2015","value":71.3},{"period":"2016","value":72.3},{"period":"2017","value":73.4},{"period":"2018","value":73.9},{"period":"2019","value":74.5},{"period":"2020","value":74.1},{"period":"2021","value":74.5},{"period":"2022","value":75.7},{"period":"2023","value":75.9},{"period":"2024","value":76.3},{"period":"2025","value":76.4}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of men (20–64)"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"76.4","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"76.3","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"75.9","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"75.7","yoyChange":"+1.2pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"74.5","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"74.1","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"74.5","yoyChange":"+0.6pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"73.9","yoyChange":"+0.5pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"73.4","yoyChange":"+1.1pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"72.3","yoyChange":"+1.0pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"71.3","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"71.6","yoyChange":"-0.7pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"72.3","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"72.7","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"73.0","yoyChange":"-0.5pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"73.5","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"73.2","yoyChange":"-1.5pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"74.7","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"75.0","yoyChange":"+1.0pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"74.0","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the male employment rate (ages 20-64) in Belgium from 2005 to present. Compare against overall and female employment rates. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2005–2025 (21 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 76.4 % of men (20–64) in 2025 and reached its lowest recorded value of 71.3 in 2015. The latest reading of 76.4 in 2025 represents a change of +0.1pp."}]}