In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex in Belgium
Belgium: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex was 18.4% in 2009. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2009)
18.4%
Change on year
down 31.1%
World rank
7th
of 44 countries
All-time high
26.7%
in 2008
All-time low
0.0%
in 2004
Years of data
6
2003–2009
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex in Belgium, 2003–2009
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex in Belgium is 18.4%, measured in 2009.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 31.1% on the previous year and up 76.9% over ten years.
Belgium ranks 7th of 44 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 10.4% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2006 | 12.9% | — |
| 2007 | 14.3% | +10.9% |
| 2008 | 26.7% | +86.7% |
| 2009 | 18.4% | -31.1% |
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 in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex in Belgium?
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex in Belgium was 18.4% in 2009, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 26.7% in 2008.
- What is the lowest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2004.
- How does Belgium rank for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex?
- Belgium ranks 7th out of 44 countries with data for 2009.
- Is in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.9%. 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 In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 6 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).