{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"be-labour-force-participation-youth","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/be-labour-force-participation-youth","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/be-labour-force-participation-youth/","title":"Belgium Youth Labour Force Participation Rate (15–24) (2025)","description":"Belgium's Youth Labour Force Participation Rate (15–24): 34.4 % of youth (15–24) in 2025, +2.5pp YoY. Eurostat (LFSA_ARGAN), 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 youth (15–24)","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Belgium Youth Labour Force Participation Rate (15–24)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/LFSA_ARGAN/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":"34.4","unit":"% of youth (15–24)","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+2.5pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+2.5pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"21","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Belgium Youth Labour Force Participation Rate (15–24)"}],"observation_count":21,"observations":[{"period":"2005","value":35},{"period":"2006","value":34.7},{"period":"2007","value":33.9},{"period":"2008","value":33.4},{"period":"2009","value":32.4},{"period":"2010","value":32.5},{"period":"2011","value":32},{"period":"2012","value":31.5},{"period":"2013","value":31},{"period":"2014","value":30.2},{"period":"2015","value":30},{"period":"2016","value":28.5},{"period":"2017","value":28.1},{"period":"2018","value":29.6},{"period":"2019","value":31},{"period":"2020","value":28.4},{"period":"2021","value":30.3},{"period":"2022","value":31.1},{"period":"2023","value":31.6},{"period":"2024","value":31.9},{"period":"2025","value":34.4}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of youth (15–24)"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"34.4","yoyChange":"+2.5pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"31.9","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"31.6","yoyChange":"+0.5pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"31.1","yoyChange":"+0.8pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"30.3","yoyChange":"+1.9pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"28.4","yoyChange":"-2.6pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"31.0","yoyChange":"+1.4pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"29.6","yoyChange":"+1.5pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"28.1","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"28.5","yoyChange":"-1.5pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"30.0","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"30.2","yoyChange":"-0.8pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"31.0","yoyChange":"-0.5pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"31.5","yoyChange":"-0.5pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"32.0","yoyChange":"-0.5pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"32.5","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"32.4","yoyChange":"-1.0pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"33.4","yoyChange":"-0.5pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"33.9","yoyChange":"-0.8pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"34.7","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks youth labour force participation (ages 15-24) in Belgium from 2005 to present. 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 35 % of youth (15–24) in 2005 and reached its lowest recorded value of 28.1 in 2017. The latest reading of 34.4 in 2025 represents a change of +2.5pp."}]}