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
37th
of 37 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.
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 37th of 37 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 7 | — |
| 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 | +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% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.81 | 3.7 | 7.8 | 7 |
| 2010s | 6.16 | 5.5 | 6.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.52 | 4.5 | 6.8 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 34 Czechia 8.2 compare
- 35 Montenegro 5.7 compare
- 36 Netherlands 5.5 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Belgium
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.38 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 8,486 (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 revenues vs income inequality 42.58 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 0.4793 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.031 (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 37th out of 37 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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