At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Belgium
Belgium: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) was 34.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
34.5%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
13th
of 47 countries
All-time high
36.2%
in 2003
All-time low
31.0%
in 2001
Years of data
30
1995–2025
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Belgium, 1995–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 34.5% for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Belgium peaked at 36.2% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 31.0%, in 2001.
Belgium ranks 13th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 34.0% | — |
| 1996 | 34.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 33.0% | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 34.0% | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 33.0% | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 32.0% | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 31.0% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 36.2% | +16.8% |
| 2004 | 35.5% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 35.2% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 33.3% | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 33.0% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 33.7% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 32.3% | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 33.9% | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 33.7% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 34.4% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 33.9% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 34.9% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 35.6% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 35.7% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 35.6% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 34.3% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 34.6% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 34.1% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 36.1% | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 34.4% | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 34.6% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 34.6% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 34.5% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.6% | 33.0% | 34.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 33.6% | 31.0% | 36.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 34.7% | 33.7% | 35.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.7% | 34.1% | 36.1% | 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 included in) in Belgium?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Belgium was 34.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 36.2% in 2003.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.0% in 2001.
- How does Belgium rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in)?
- Belgium ranks 13th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 included in 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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