At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Belgium
Belgium: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) was 14.8% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
14.8%
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
27th
of 47 countries
All-time high
18.9%
in 2005
All-time low
13.0%
in 2001
Years of data
30
1995–2025
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Belgium, 1995–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Belgium is 14.8%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Belgium peaked at 18.9% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 2001.
That places Belgium 27th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 16.0% | — |
| 1996 | 17.0% | +6.2% |
| 1997 | 16.0% | -5.9% |
| 1998 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 15.0% | -6.2% |
| 2000 | 14.0% | -6.7% |
| 2001 | 13.0% | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 18.8% | +44.6% |
| 2004 | 18.7% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 18.9% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 17.1% | -9.5% |
| 2007 | 16.9% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 16.7% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 15.8% | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 17.3% | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 17.4% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 17.7% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 16.5% | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 17.4% | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 17.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 16.8% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 16.7% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 15.8% | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 15.7% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 15.2% | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 16.9% | +11.2% |
| 2022 | 16.0% | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 15.6% | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 15.3% | -1.9% |
| 2025 | 14.8% | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.0% | 15.0% | 17.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 16.7% | 13.0% | 18.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 16.9% | 15.7% | 17.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.6% | 14.8% | 16.9% | 6 |
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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 before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Belgium?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Belgium was 14.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 18.9% in 2005.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 2001.
- How does Belgium rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded)?
- Belgium ranks 27th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded from social transfers) by poverty threshold, age and sex - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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