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 Number in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Gender differences in the at-risk-of-poverty rate by age in Belgium, 2003–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
In 2025, gender differences in the at-risk-of-poverty rate by age in Belgium stood at -4.94 Number.
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 Number in 2023 and was at its lowest, -8.9 Number, in 2006.
Belgium ranks 39th of 49 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 | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | -2.58 Number | — |
| 2004 | -2.06 Number | -20.2% |
| 2005 | -1.84 Number | -10.7% |
| 2006 | -8.9 Number | +383.7% |
| 2007 | -2.56 Number | -71.2% |
| 2008 | -4.92 Number | +92.2% |
| 2009 | -5.81 Number | +18.1% |
| 2010 | -0.24 Number | -95.9% |
| 2011 | -3.21 Number | +1237.5% |
| 2012 | -3.01 Number | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 1.56 Number | -151.8% |
| 2014 | -4.73 Number | -403.2% |
| 2015 | -4.56 Number | -3.6% |
| 2016 | -3.69 Number | -19.1% |
| 2017 | -3.26 Number | -11.7% |
| 2018 | -2.66 Number | -18.4% |
| 2019 | -1.02 Number | -61.7% |
| 2020 | -3.59 Number | +252.0% |
| 2021 | 0.17 Number | -104.7% |
| 2022 | -0.07 Number | -141.2% |
| 2023 | 1.92 Number | -2842.9% |
| 2024 | 0.74 Number | -61.5% |
| 2025 | -4.94 Number | -767.6% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's -4.94 Number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.275 Number, 18.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Belgium's -4.94 Number is below the median for high income countries, which is -0.25 Number, 19.8× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gender differences in the at-risk-of-poverty rate by age in Belgium changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +2842.9% | -0.07 Number | 1.92 Number |
| 2011 | -1237.5% | -0.24 Number | -3.21 Number |
| 2025 | -767.6% | 0.74 Number | -4.94 Number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -4.1 Number | -8.9 Number | -1.84 Number | 7 |
| 2010s | -2.48 Number | -4.73 Number | 1.56 Number | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.9617 Number | -4.94 Number | 1.92 Number | 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 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 Number 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 Number 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 Number in 2006.
- How does Belgium rank for gender differences in the at-risk-of-poverty rate by age?
- Belgium ranks 39th out of 49 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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