Young entrepreneurs in numbers (VLAIO).

Details

• Source: https://www.vlaio.be/nl/begeleiding-advies/start/ondernemen-als-student-zelfstandige/jonge-ondernemers-cijfers
• Organisation: VLAIO
• Who it’s for: anyone looking for figures about young entrepreneurship and (student) self-employment in Flanders
• What is it? Reference page linking to figures/infographics about young entrepreneurship

What is it?

The VLAIO page “Young entrepreneurs in numbers” contains interesting data & trends about young entrepreneurship.

What do you get?

• A starting point to VLAIO figures about young entrepreneurship.
• A link to “Young entrepreneurship in numbers” with downloadable infographics per year.

Key figures (most recent – 2024)

• 41,132 young people (18–25) had a self-employment status at the end of 2024 (≈ 7% of all 18–25 year-olds).
• Breakdown (end of 2024): 34,391 self-employed 18–25 (excluding student self-employed) + 6,741 student self-employed.
• 16% of self-employed people up to 25 are student self-employed (2024).
• Compared to 2014: +47% growth among self-employed up to 25 (vs +29% among 25+).
• Transition: of the 3,541 students active as student self-employed at the end of 2017, 47% were still active as self-employed by end 2024 (28% main occupation, 19% secondary).

Practical

On the source page you can download infographics “Young people and entrepreneurship in Flanders” for multiple years (e.g. 2022, 2023, 2024).