{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"be-population-working-age","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/be-population-working-age","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/be-population-working-age/","title":"Belgium Working-Age Population (15–64) (2025)","description":"Belgium's Working-Age Population (15–64): 7,568,843 number of persons in 2025, +0.4% YoY. Eurostat (DEMO_PJANGROUP), 2005–2025.","domain":"demo","category":"Demographics","keywords":["Demographics","Eurostat","Belgium","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Belgium","temporal_coverage":"2005/2025","unit":"number of persons","last_updated":"2026-07-27","last_updated_text":"27 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Belgium Working-Age Population (15–64)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/DEMO_PJANGROUP/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2005–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"21"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Belgium"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"27 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Belgium (2025)","value":"7,568,843","unit":"number of persons","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+0.4% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+0.4%","unit":"number of persons"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"21","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Belgium Working-Age Population (15–64)"}],"observation_count":21,"observations":[{"period":"2005","value":6851494},{"period":"2006","value":6906263},{"period":"2007","value":6976743},{"period":"2008","value":7046685},{"period":"2009","value":7101426},{"period":"2010","value":7147512},{"period":"2011","value":7250159},{"period":"2012","value":7270280},{"period":"2013","value":7286902},{"period":"2014","value":7286350},{"period":"2015","value":7295584},{"period":"2016","value":7326873},{"period":"2017","value":7328664},{"period":"2018","value":7333992},{"period":"2019","value":7350494},{"period":"2020","value":7375684},{"period":"2021","value":7389952},{"period":"2022","value":7416490},{"period":"2023","value":7493388},{"period":"2024","value":7535763},{"period":"2025","value":7568843}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"number of persons"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"7568843.0","yoyChange":"+0.4%"},{"year":"2024","value":"7535763.0","yoyChange":"+0.6%"},{"year":"2023","value":"7493388.0","yoyChange":"+1.0%"},{"year":"2022","value":"7416490.0","yoyChange":"+0.4%"},{"year":"2021","value":"7389952.0","yoyChange":"+0.2%"},{"year":"2020","value":"7375684.0","yoyChange":"+0.3%"},{"year":"2019","value":"7350494.0","yoyChange":"+0.2%"},{"year":"2018","value":"7333992.0","yoyChange":"+0.1%"},{"year":"2017","value":"7328664.0","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2016","value":"7326873.0","yoyChange":"+0.4%"},{"year":"2015","value":"7295584.0","yoyChange":"+0.1%"},{"year":"2014","value":"7286350.0","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2013","value":"7286902.0","yoyChange":"+0.2%"},{"year":"2012","value":"7270280.0","yoyChange":"+0.3%"},{"year":"2011","value":"7250159.0","yoyChange":"+1.4%"},{"year":"2010","value":"7147512.0","yoyChange":"+0.6%"},{"year":"2009","value":"7101426.0","yoyChange":"+0.8%"},{"year":"2008","value":"7046685.0","yoyChange":"+1.0%"},{"year":"2007","value":"6976743.0","yoyChange":"+1.0%"},{"year":"2006","value":"6906263.0","yoyChange":"+0.8%"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the absolute working-age population (15-64) 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 7,568,843 number of persons in 2025 and reached its lowest recorded value of 6,851,494 in 2005. The latest reading of 7,568,843 in 2025 represents a change of +0.4%."}]}