Belgium Youth Unemployment Rate (1990-2026)

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Belgium youth unemployment rate for 2026 is 18.70%, a 0.92% increase from 2025.

Belgium youth unemployment rate for 2025 was 17.78%, a 0.43% increase from 2024.
Belgium youth unemployment rate for 2024 was 17.34%, a 1.22% increase from 2023.
Belgium youth unemployment rate for 2023 was 16.12%, a 0.29% decline from 2022.

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. The full historical dataset is available for download here: Belgium Youth Unemployment Rate | Historical Data | 1990 - 2026.