In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Belgium
Belgium: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked was 13.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Belgium, 2003–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Belgium is 13.9%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 37.6% on the previous year and up 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Belgium peaked at 13.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2021.
Belgium ranks 32nd of 49 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 6.8% | — |
| 2004 | 5.0% | -26.5% |
| 2005 | 10.6% | +112.0% |
| 2006 | 12.0% | +13.2% |
| 2007 | 11.5% | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 12.9% | +12.2% |
| 2009 | 9.4% | -27.1% |
| 2010 | 11.2% | +19.1% |
| 2011 | 7.9% | -29.5% |
| 2012 | 8.0% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 9.5% | +18.8% |
| 2014 | 13.7% | +44.2% |
| 2015 | 10.3% | -24.8% |
| 2016 | 8.2% | -20.4% |
| 2017 | 9.3% | +13.4% |
| 2018 | 10.2% | +9.7% |
| 2019 | 8.2% | -19.6% |
| 2020 | 8.6% | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 3.8% | -55.8% |
| 2022 | 8.9% | +134.2% |
| 2023 | 10.9% | +22.5% |
| 2024 | 10.1% | -7.3% |
| 2025 | 13.9% | +37.6% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 13.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 16.8%, 83% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 13.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 15.6%, 89% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.7% | 5.0% | 12.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 7.9% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.4% | 3.8% | 13.9% | 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 months worked in Belgium?
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Belgium was 13.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 13.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2021.
- How does Belgium rank for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked?
- Belgium ranks 32nd out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.0%. 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 months worked. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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