At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region in Belgium
Belgium: At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region was 10.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region in Belgium, 2003–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region in Belgium is 10.9%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region in Belgium peaked at 16.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 10.9%, in 2025.
Belgium ranks 43rd of 45 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 15.4% | — |
| 2004 | 14.3% | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 14.8% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 14.7% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 15.2% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 14.7% | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 14.6% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 14.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 15.3% | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 15.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 15.1% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 15.5% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 14.9% | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 15.5% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 15.9% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 16.4% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 14.8% | -9.8% |
| 2020 | 14.1% | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 12.8% | -9.2% |
| 2022 | 13.1% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 12.4% | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 11.4% | -8.1% |
| 2025 | 10.9% | -4.4% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 10.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 16.0%, 68% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 10.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 15.6%, 70% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.8% | 14.3% | 15.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 15.3% | 14.6% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.5% | 10.9% | 14.1% | 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 by nuts 2 region in Belgium?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region in Belgium was 10.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 16.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 2025.
- How does Belgium rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region?
- Belgium ranks 43rd out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.8%. 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 by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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