Belgium Job Vacancy Rate (2025)
Belgium's Job Vacancy Rate: 3.5 % (annual average vacancy rate) in 2025, -0.5pp YoY. Eurostat (JVS_A_RATE_R2), 2012–2025.
Belgium (2025)
3.5
% (annual average vacancy rate)
-0.5pp YoY
YoY Change
-0.5pp
percentage points
Trend
down
Series length
14
years of data
Data
| Year | % (annual average vacancy rate) | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.5 | -0.5pp |
| 2024 | 4 | -0.3pp |
| 2023 | 4.3 | -0.2pp |
| 2022 | 4.5 | +0.7pp |
| 2021 | 3.8 | +1pp |
| 2020 | 2.8 | -0.4pp |
| 2019 | 3.2 | unchanged |
| 2018 | 3.2 | +0.2pp |
| 2017 | 3 | +0.4pp |
| 2016 | 2.6 | +0.4pp |
| 2015 | 2.2 | +0.1pp |
| 2014 | 2.1 | -0.1pp |
| 2013 | 2.2 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 2.2 | n/a |
About this Dataset
Belgium recorded 3.5 % (annual average vacancy rate) in 2025. The latest change was -0.5pp. Across 2012–2025 the series ranges from 2.1 in 2014 to 4.5 in 2022.
This page tracks the job vacancy rate (vacancies as % of total posts, B-S, firms 10+) in Belgium from 2010 to present.
Data sourced from Eurostat via SDMX REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.
Frequently Asked Questions
This page tracks the job vacancy rate (vacancies as % of total posts, B-S, firms 10+) in Belgium from 2010 to present. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually.
The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2012–2025 (14 observations).
The series peaked at 4.5 % (annual average vacancy rate) in 2022 and reached its lowest recorded value of 2.1 in 2014. The latest reading of 3.5 in 2025 represents a change of -0.5pp.