At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Belgium
Belgium: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) was 23.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Belgium, 2003–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 23.0% for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Belgium peaked at 29.1% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 23.0%, in 2025.
Belgium ranks 30th of 45 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 29.1% | — |
| 2004 | 27.8% | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 28.3% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 26.8% | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 27.5% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 27.0% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 26.7% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 26.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 27.8% | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 27.7% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 26.3% | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 27.5% | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 26.7% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 26.5% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 26.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 25.3% | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 25.4% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 25.6% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 27.3% | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 25.7% | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 24.8% | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 24.3% | -2.0% |
| 2025 | 23.0% | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.6% | 26.7% | 29.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 26.6% | 25.3% | 27.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.1% | 23.0% | 27.3% | 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 before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Belgium?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Belgium was 23.0% 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 29.1% in 2003.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.0% in 2025.
- How does Belgium rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded)?
- Belgium ranks 30th out of 45 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 13.9%. 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 before social transfers (pensions excluded from social transfers) by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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