Austria vs Belgium: Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2
Austria
5.78
in 2025
Belgium
5.71
in 2024
Austria rank
35th
Belgium rank
36th
Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 over time
- Austria
- Belgium
How they compare
Austria currently reports 5.78 against 5.71 in Belgium, a difference of 0.07.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Belgium ahead.
Austria ranks 35th and Belgium ranks 36th of 69 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Belgium | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.69 | 4.75 | 3.06 | Belgium |
| 1980s | 3.05 | 11.1 | 8.05 | Belgium |
| 1990s | 4.6 | 8.44 | 3.84 | Belgium |
| 2000s | 4.98 | 7.37 | 2.4 | Belgium |
| 2010s | 5.24 | 7.46 | 2.22 | Belgium |
| 2020s | 5.45 | 5.72 | 0.275 | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2, Austria or Belgium?
- Austria, at 5.78 against 5.71 in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 between Austria and Belgium?
- 0.07, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Belgium?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Austria and Belgium rank globally for unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2?
- Austria ranks 35th and Belgium ranks 36th of 69 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNICEF, published as Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.