City Profile

Brussels has a specific demographic profile, defined by a young population and a high proportion of unemployment. Demographic figures from the 2001 National Register collected by Statistics Belgium and the National Social Security Office are shown below:

• Population aged 0 - 14: 18.3%
• Population aged 65 and older: 15.4%
• Population aged 16 - 64 in the labour market: 64.9%
• Unemployment: 18.2%
• Immigrant population: 26.3%