At-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by in Belgium
Belgium: At-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by was 6.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
At-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by in Belgium, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, at-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by in Belgium stood at 6.3%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 50.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by in Belgium peaked at 14.7% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 2024.
That places Belgium 22nd out of 41 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 14.7% | — |
| 2009 | 13.1% | -10.9% |
| 2010 | 13.0% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 13.5% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 14.3% | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 12.7% | -11.2% |
| 2014 | 13.2% | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 12.7% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 12.8% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 12.5% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 12.7% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 10.0% | -21.3% |
| 2020 | 8.4% | -16.0% |
| 2021 | 7.2% | -14.3% |
| 2022 | 7.8% | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 7.3% | -6.4% |
| 2024 | 6.3% | -13.7% |
| 2025 | 6.3% | +0.0% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 6.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.4%, 85% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 6.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.1%, 89% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.9% | 13.1% | 14.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 12.7% | 10.0% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.2% | 6.3% | 8.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More poverty & inequality data for Belgium
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.38 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 8,486 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -1.37 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 42.58 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 42.6% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by in Belgium?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by in Belgium was 6.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 14.7% in 2008.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 2024.
- How does Belgium rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by?
- Belgium ranks 22nd out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of At-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by age and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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