Unemployment rate: France vs Belgium

France: 7.7 % (2025). Belgium: 6.2 % (2025).

Unemployment rate in France and Belgium, side by side from the same Eurostat series.

FranceBelgium
Latest figure7.7 %6.2 %
EU rank5 / 3011 / 30
Change, 1 year+0.3 %+0.5 %
Change, 5 years-0.4 %+0.4 %

Shared periods

PeriodFranceBelgiumGap
20257.7 %6.2 %+1.5 %
20247.4 %5.7 %+1.7 %
20237.4 %5.5 %+1.9 %
20227.3 %5.6 %+1.7 %
20217.9 %6.3 %+1.6 %
20208.1 %5.8 %+2.3 %
20198.5 %5.5 %+3.0 %
20189.1 %6.0 %+3.1 %
20179.4 %7.2 %+2.2 %
201610.1 %7.9 %+2.2 %

Source: Eurostat, read into our register. Eurostat une_rt_a

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