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Social protection, poverty, gender, and development indicators

Overview

Social protection, poverty, gender, health, and development indicators for Belgium, sourced from the World Bank, OECD, and the United Nations.

SDG Indicators

Age-standardised prevalence of current tobacco use among persons 15+ years
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UN SDG 3.a.1
Proportion of population with access to electricity
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UN SDG 7.1.1
Proportion of youth (15-24 years) not in education, employment or training
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UN SDG 8.6.1
Unemployment rate, by sex, age and persons with disabilities
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UN SDG 8.5.2
Under-five mortality rate
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UN SDG 3.2.1
Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita
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UN SDG 8.1.1
Maternal mortality ratio
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UN SDG 3.1.1
Participation rate in organised learning (one year before official primary entry age)
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UN SDG 4.2.2
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population
25.6%
2023 · UN SDG 16.3.2
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption
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UN SDG 7.2.1
Number of deaths, missing persons and directly affected persons attributed to disasters per 100,000 population
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UN SDG 13.1.1
Satisfaction with public services
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UN SDG 16.6.2
Perception of inclusive decision-making
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UN SDG 16.7.2
Experience of discrimination
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UN SDG 16.b.1
Total greenhouse gas emissions per year
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UN SDG 13.2.2
Proportion of persons who had at least one contact with a public official and who paid a bribe or were asked to pay a bribe
10.0%
2021 · UN SDG 16.5.1
Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes or chronic respiratory disease
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UN SDG 3.4.1
Intentional homicide victims per 100,000 population
1.1%
2021 · UN SDG 16.1.1
Proportion feeling safe walking alone at night
61.8%
2021 · UN SDG 16.1.4
Proportion of businesses that had at least one contact with a public official and that paid a bribe or were asked to pay a bribe
4.3%
2020 · UN SDG 16.5.2

Integration Gaps (OECD)

Employment rate differences between foreign-born and native-born populations by education level.

Total
Native-born 73.3%
Foreign-born 57.8%
Gap -15.5pp
2015
Medium (3-4)
Native-born 74.2%
Foreign-born 61.1%
Gap -13.1pp
2015
High (5-8)
Native-born 86.8%
Foreign-born 73.3%
Gap -13.6pp
2015
Low (0-2)
Native-born 48.6%
Foreign-born 41.6%
Gap -7.0pp
2015

Data Explorer

Labor force, female (% of total labor force)
46.819123556002
2024 · World Bank
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) (national estimate)
75.0992568461773
2024 · World Bank
Proportion of women in ministerial level positions (%)
42.8571428571429
2024 · World Bank
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate)
18.598
2024 · World Bank
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate)
55.512
2024 · World Bank
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
41.3333333333333
2024 · World Bank
Labor force, female
2535499
2024 · World Bank
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate)
47.261
2024 · World Bank
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate)
78.8203032584149
2024 · World Bank
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate)
14.659
2024 · World Bank
Age population, age 03, male, interpolated
60552
2024 · World Bank
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)
5.836
2024 · World Bank
Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV (%)
33.5213126598298
2024 · World Bank
Age population, age 00, female, interpolated
49754
2024 · World Bank
Age population, age 00, male, interpolated
52153.5
2024 · World Bank
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)
5.092
2024 · World Bank
Age population, age 01, female, interpolated
53132.5
2024 · World Bank
Firms with female participation in ownership (% of firms)
44.60401917
2024 · World Bank
Age population, age 01, male, interpolated
55661.5
2024 · World Bank
Age population, age 02, female, interpolated
57491
2024 · World Bank

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Sources: UN SDG Indicators | OECD · Last updated: 2025

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