Number of unemployed people in Belgium

Period	Unemployed people	Change
2023	294,167	583
2022	293,583	30,750
2021	324,333	41,917
2020	282,417	8,833
2019	273,583	27,167
2018	300,750	53,000
2017	353,750	35,833
2016	389,583	40,833
2015	430,417	750
2014	429,667	6,583
2013	423,083	49,250
2012	373,833	23,750
2011	350,083	59,833
2010	409,917	26,750
2009	383,167	49,833
2008	333,333	19,583
2007	352,917	30,417
2006	383,333	7,083
2005	390,417	11,250
2004	379,167	16,917
2003	362,250	31,667
2002	330,583	44,833
2001	285,750	16,167
2000	301,917	65,583
1999	367,500	32,167
1998	399,667	9,500
1997	390,167	10,583
1996	400,750	6,000
1995	406,750	333
1994	406,417	52,417
1993	354,000	66,917
1992	287,083	30,750
1991	256,333	1,000
1990	255,333	30,333
1989	285,667	53,000
1988	338,667	40,000
1987	378,667	69,085
1986	447,752	591
1985	448,343	18,258
1984	466,601	15,928
1983	450,673	109,148
1982	559,821	107,521
1981	452,300	69,947
1980	382,353	114,353
1979	268,000	65,383
1978	333,383	117,383
1977	216,000	50,560
1976	266,560	58,787
1975	207,773	83,640
1974	124,133	15,889
1973	108,244	3,017
1972	105,227	20,695
1971	84,532	2,574
1970	81,958	13,920
1969	95,878