Gender differences in the at-risk-of-poverty rate by age in Belgium
Belgium: Gender differences in the at-risk-of-poverty rate by age was -4.94 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
-4.94
Change on year
down 767.6%
World rank
30th
of 37 countries
All-time high
1.92
in 2023
All-time low
-8.9
in 2006
Years of data
23
2003–2025
Gender differences in the at-risk-of-poverty rate by age in Belgium, 2003–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, gender differences in the at-risk-of-poverty rate by age in Belgium stood at -4.94.
The figure is down 767.6% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender differences in the at-risk-of-poverty rate by age in Belgium peaked at 1.92 in 2023 and was at its lowest, -8.9, in 2006.
Belgium ranks 30th of 37 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gender differences in the at-risk-of-poverty rate by age in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | -2.58 | — |
| 2004 | -2.06 | -20.2% |
| 2005 | -1.84 | -10.7% |
| 2006 | -8.9 | +383.7% |
| 2007 | -2.56 | -71.2% |
| 2008 | -4.92 | +92.2% |
| 2009 | -5.81 | +18.1% |
| 2010 | -0.24 | -95.9% |
| 2011 | -3.21 | +1237.5% |
| 2012 | -3.01 | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 1.56 | -151.8% |
| 2014 | -4.73 | -403.2% |
| 2015 | -4.56 | -3.6% |
| 2016 | -3.69 | -19.1% |
| 2017 | -3.26 | -11.7% |
| 2018 | -2.66 | -18.4% |
| 2019 | -1.02 | -61.7% |
| 2020 | -3.59 | +252.0% |
| 2021 | 0.17 | -104.7% |
| 2022 | -0.07 | -141.2% |
| 2023 | 1.92 | -2842.9% |
| 2024 | 0.74 | -61.5% |
| 2025 | -4.94 | -767.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -4.1 | -8.9 | -1.84 | 7 |
| 2010s | -2.48 | -4.73 | 1.56 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.9617 | -4.94 | 1.92 | 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 gender differences in the at-risk-of-poverty rate by age in Belgium?
- Gender differences in the at-risk-of-poverty rate by age in Belgium was -4.94 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest gender differences in the at-risk-of-poverty rate by age recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 1.92 in 2023.
- What is the lowest gender differences in the at-risk-of-poverty rate by age recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.9 in 2006.
- How does Belgium rank for gender differences in the at-risk-of-poverty rate by age?
- Belgium ranks 30th out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gender differences in the at-risk-of-poverty rate by age rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Gender differences in the at-risk-of-poverty rate by age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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