Material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation in Belgium
Belgium: Material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation was 11,680 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation in Belgium, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
In 2025, material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation in Belgium stood at 11,680 Thousand persons. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation in Belgium peaked at 11,680 Thousand persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 11,074 Thousand persons, in 2015.
That places Belgium 11th out of 43 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 11,074 Thousand persons | — |
| 2016 | 11,133 Thousand persons | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 11,162 Thousand persons | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 11,241 Thousand persons | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 11,296 Thousand persons | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 11,364 Thousand persons | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 11,399 Thousand persons | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 11,459 Thousand persons | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 11,569 Thousand persons | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 11,633 Thousand persons | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 11,680 Thousand persons | +0.4% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 11,680 Thousand persons is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6,444 Thousand persons, 1.8× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 11,680 Thousand persons is above the median for high income countries, which is 7,634 Thousand persons, 1.5× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11,181 Thousand persons | 11,074 Thousand persons | 11,296 Thousand persons | 5 |
| 2020s | 11,517 Thousand persons | 11,364 Thousand persons | 11,680 Thousand persons | 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 number of items of deprivation in Belgium?
- Material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation in Belgium was 11,680 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 11,680 Thousand persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,074 Thousand persons in 2015.
- How does Belgium rank for material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation?
- Belgium ranks 11th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. 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 Material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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