In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in Belgium
Belgium: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work was 4.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
4.6%
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
49th
of 49 countries
All-time high
7.8%
in 2008
All-time low
3.7%
in 2006
Years of data
23
2003–2025
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in Belgium, 2003–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 4.6% for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and down 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in Belgium peaked at 7.8% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2006.
Belgium ranks 49th of 49 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 7.0% | — |
| 2004 | 5.5% | -21.4% |
| 2005 | 4.7% | -14.5% |
| 2006 | 3.7% | -21.3% |
| 2007 | 5.5% | +48.6% |
| 2008 | 7.8% | +41.8% |
| 2009 | 6.5% | -16.7% |
| 2010 | 5.8% | -10.8% |
| 2011 | 6.4% | +10.3% |
| 2012 | 6.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5.9% | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 6.2% | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 6.4% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 6.5% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 6.7% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 5.8% | -13.4% |
| 2019 | 5.5% | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 6.0% | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 5.9% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 5.3% | -10.2% |
| 2023 | 6.8% | +28.3% |
| 2024 | 4.5% | -33.8% |
| 2025 | 4.6% | +2.2% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 4.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 13.4%, 34% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 4.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 13.4%, 34% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.8% | 3.7% | 7.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 5.5% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 4.5% | 6.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 46 Montenegro 6.1% compare
- 47 Netherlands 5.5% compare
- 47 Netherlands 5.5% compare
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 full-/part-time work in Belgium?
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in Belgium was 4.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 7.8% in 2008.
- What is the lowest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2006.
- How does Belgium rank for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work?
- Belgium ranks 49th out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.1%. 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 In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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