Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) in Belgium
Belgium: Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) was 13.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
13.8%
Change on year
up 8.7%
World rank
40th
of 47 countries
All-time high
22.4%
in 2017
All-time low
12.7%
in 2024
Years of data
16
2010–2025
Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) in Belgium, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 13.8% for persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.7% on the previous year and down 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) in Belgium peaked at 22.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 12.7%, in 2024.
Belgium ranks 40th of 47 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 14.4% | — |
| 2011 | 14.9% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 16.6% | +11.4% |
| 2013 | 17.0% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 20.4% | +20.0% |
| 2015 | 19.4% | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 21.6% | +11.3% |
| 2017 | 22.4% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 21.0% | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 16.8% | -20.0% |
| 2020 | 15.3% | -8.9% |
| 2021 | 14.4% | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 16.2% | +12.5% |
| 2023 | 14.5% | -10.5% |
| 2024 | 12.7% | -12.4% |
| 2025 | 13.8% | +8.7% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 13.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21.4%, 64% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 13.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 20.1%, 69% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.4% | 14.4% | 22.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.5% | 12.7% | 16.2% | 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 by level of disability (activity) in Belgium?
- Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) in Belgium was 13.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 22.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.7% in 2024.
- How does Belgium rank for persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity)?
- Belgium ranks 40th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.9%. 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 Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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