Material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Belgium
Belgium: Material and social deprivation rate by age and sex was 9.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Belgium, 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Belgium stood at 9.4%. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 15.3% on the previous year and down 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Belgium peaked at 13.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 2022.
Belgium ranks 26th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 12.8% | — |
| 2015 | 12.7% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 13.7% | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 12.2% | -10.9% |
| 2018 | 11.7% | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 10.9% | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 10.1% | -7.3% |
| 2022 | 9.4% | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 10.5% | +11.7% |
| 2024 | 11.1% | +5.7% |
| 2025 | 9.4% | -15.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.3% | 10.9% | 13.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 9.4% | 11.1% | 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 material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Belgium?
- Material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Belgium was 9.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest material and social deprivation rate by age and sex recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 13.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest material and social deprivation rate by age and sex recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 2022.
- How does Belgium rank for material and social deprivation rate by age and sex?
- Belgium ranks 26th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is material and social deprivation rate by age and sex rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.0%. 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 Material and social deprivation rate by age and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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