Researchers (HC) - % Female in Belgium
Belgium: Researchers (HC) - % Female was 35.9% in 2023. β² Rising
Researchers (HC) - % Female in Belgium, 2002β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2023, researchers (hc) - % female in Belgium stood at 35.9%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.5% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers (hc) - % female in Belgium peaked at 35.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 27.7%, in 2002.
Belgium ranks 75th of 107 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.1% | 27.7% | 32.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 33.6% | 32.6% | 34.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 35.0% | 34.1% | 35.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More science & technology data for Belgium
- Scientific and technical journal articles 16,816 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0014 units per person (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre 0.5515 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Digital connectivity composite index 0.5739 standard deviations from the yearly mean (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, annual growth rate -1.8 % change on previous year (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country 12.20 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 people 103.91 (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions 103.91 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 415 (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers (hc) - % female in Belgium?
- Researchers (hc) - % female in Belgium was 35.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest researchers (hc) - % female recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 35.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest researchers (hc) - % female recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.7% in 2002.
- How does Belgium rank for researchers (hc) - % female?
- Belgium ranks 75th out of 107 countries with data for 2023.
- Is researchers (hc) - % female rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Researchers (HC) - % Female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release