Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Belgium
Belgium: Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) was 31.5% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Belgium, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Belgium is 31.5%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Belgium peaked at 37.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 30.7%, in 2020.
That places Belgium 29th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 32.2% | — |
| 2011 | 32.6% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 33.8% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 32.1% | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 36.4% | +13.4% |
| 2015 | 36.2% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 37.4% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 37.6% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 34.8% | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 31.8% | -8.6% |
| 2020 | 30.7% | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 36.0% | +17.3% |
| 2022 | 32.6% | -9.4% |
| 2023 | 32.1% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 33.2% | +3.4% |
| 2025 | 31.5% | -5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 34.5% | 31.8% | 37.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.7% | 30.7% | 36.0% | 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 persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Belgium?
- Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Belgium was 31.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 37.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.7% in 2020.
- How does Belgium rank for persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included)?
- Belgium ranks 29th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. 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 Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included in social transfers) by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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