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Among 11 NUTS 2 regions of Belgium, Prov. West-Vlaanderen ranks best in
unemployment (1st) and lowest in high-tech jobs (10th).
Over time
Indicator
The dashed line is the value for the whole country. Where Eurostat does not publish
it, only the region line is shown.
Prov. West-Vlaanderen vs national value
Economy
GDP per capita
52,400 €/inh.
+1,100 vs 2023
5th of 11 in the country
Belgium 53,930 €/inh. · -3%
Income per capita
31,200 €/inh.
+700 vs 2023
3rd of 11 in the country
Belgium 28,500 €/inh. · +9%
GDP growth
7th of 11 in the country
Belgium 1.0 %
Population
Population
5th of 11 in the country
Belgium 11,955,308 · -90%
Life expectancy
4th of 11 in the country
Belgium 81.7 years · +2%
Population density
5th of 11 in the country
Belgium 389.1 /km²
Population change
6th of 11 in the country
Belgium 6.0 ‰ · -23%
Net migration
2nd of 11 in the country
Belgium 6.4 ‰ · +14%
Median age
1st of 11 in the country
Belgium 42.1 years · +9%
Aged 65+
1st of 11 in the country
Belgium 20.2 % · +23%
Fertility
3rd of 11 in the country
Belgium 1.44 · +4%
Doctors
8th of 11 in the country
Belgium 334 per 100k · -20%
Labour
Unemployment
1st of 11 in the country
Belgium 6.2 % · -52%
Employment
1st of 11 in the country
Belgium 72.8 % · +9%
High-tech jobs
10th of 11 in the country
Belgium 5.9 % · -34%
Society
Tourist nights
9,700 per 1,000
−178 vs 2024
2nd of 11 in the country
Belgium 3,882 per 1,000 · +150%
Road deaths
7th of 11 in the country
Belgium 40 per mn · +8%
Tertiary educated
8th of 11 in the country
Belgium 47.5 % · -10%
Other regions in Vlaams Gewest
Ranks are among regions of the same NUTS level within the same country. The NUTS levels are
defined by Eurostat: NUTS 1 are the largest regions, NUTS 3 the smallest.
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