Mean number of deprivation items among the deprived in Belgium
Belgium: Mean number of deprivation items among the deprived was 8.2 Average in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
8.2 Average
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
21st
of 43 countries
All-time high
8.4 Average
in 2015
All-time low
8 Average
in 2024
Years of data
11
2015–2025
Mean number of deprivation items among the deprived in Belgium, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Average.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mean number of deprivation items among the deprived in Belgium is 8.2 Average, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean number of deprivation items among the deprived in Belgium peaked at 8.4 Average in 2015 and was at its lowest, 8 Average, in 2024.
That places Belgium 21st out of 43 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Mean number of deprivation items among the deprived in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Average | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 8.4 Average | — |
| 2016 | 8.3 Average | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 8.4 Average | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 8.3 Average | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 8.2 Average | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 8.2 Average | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8.2 Average | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 8.2 Average | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8.2 Average | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 8 Average | -2.4% |
| 2025 | 8.2 Average | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.32 Average | 8.2 Average | 8.4 Average | 5 |
| 2020s | 8.17 Average | 8 Average | 8.2 Average | 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 mean number of deprivation items among the deprived in Belgium?
- Mean number of deprivation items among the deprived in Belgium was 8.2 Average in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest mean number of deprivation items among the deprived recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 8.4 Average in 2015.
- What is the lowest mean number of deprivation items among the deprived recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 Average in 2024.
- How does Belgium rank for mean number of deprivation items among the deprived?
- Belgium ranks 21st out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is mean number of deprivation items among the deprived rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Mean number of deprivation items among the deprived. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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