In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) in Belgium
Belgium: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) was 4.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
4.5%
Change on year
up 40.6%
World rank
40th
of 47 countries
All-time high
10.3%
in 2023
All-time low
2.7%
in 2013
Years of data
16
2010–2025
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) in Belgium, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 4.5% for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 40.6% on the previous year and down 32.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) in Belgium peaked at 10.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2013.
Belgium ranks 40th of 47 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 4.5% | — |
| 2011 | 6.6% | +46.7% |
| 2012 | 3.7% | -43.9% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | -27.0% |
| 2014 | 7.0% | +159.3% |
| 2015 | 6.7% | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 4.9% | -26.9% |
| 2017 | 9.2% | +87.8% |
| 2018 | 5.1% | -44.6% |
| 2019 | 7.8% | +52.9% |
| 2020 | 3.1% | -60.3% |
| 2021 | 5.4% | +74.2% |
| 2022 | 5.2% | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 10.3% | +98.1% |
| 2024 | 3.2% | -68.9% |
| 2025 | 4.5% | +40.6% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 4.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.9%, 45% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 4.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 10.9%, 41% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.8% | 2.7% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 3.1% | 10.3% | 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 in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) in Belgium?
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) in Belgium was 4.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 10.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2013.
- How does Belgium rank for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity)?
- Belgium ranks 40th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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