Material and social deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region in Belgium
Belgium: Material and social deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region was 9.4 in 2025. βΌ Falling
Material and social deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region in Belgium, 2014β2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for material and social deprivation rate by nuts 2 region in Belgium is 9.4, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it 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 nuts 2 region in Belgium peaked at 13.7 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 9.4, in 2022.
Belgium ranks 19th of 35 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.33 | 10.9 | 13.7 | 6 |
| 2020s | 10.23 | 9.4 | 11.1 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
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 material and social deprivation rate by nuts 2 region in Belgium?
- Material and social deprivation rate by nuts 2 region in Belgium was 9.4 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest material and social deprivation rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 13.7 in 2016.
- What is the lowest material and social deprivation rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4 in 2022.
- How does Belgium rank for material and social deprivation rate by nuts 2 region?
- Belgium ranks 19th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is material and social deprivation rate by nuts 2 region 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 NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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