🇧🇪Belgium youth unemployment rate
Belgium's youth unemployment rate is 18.5% as of June 2026, from official Eurostat data. It was little changed from the previous month. Over the period shown it has ranged from 11.7% to 21.4%. That is 3.7 percentage points above the euro-area average of 14.8% — the 8th of 21 member states that report it.
Youth unemployment rate · Belgium
18.5%
vs prev
0.0pp
Source: Eurostat (une_rt_m) · data through June 2026 · released 2026-07-30 · modifications: none
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Belgium youth unemployment rate — frequently asked questions
- What is Belgium's youth unemployment rate?
- Belgium's youth unemployment rate is 18.5% as of June 2026, from official Eurostat data.
- How does Belgium's youth unemployment rate compare with the euro area?
- It is the 8th-highest of 21 euro-area members that report it, against a euro-area average of 14.8%.
- Is Belgium's youth unemployment rate rising or falling?
- It held steady at 18.5% in the latest reading (June 2026).