Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability in Belgium
Belgium: Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability was 19.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability in Belgium, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability in Belgium is 19.0%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.2% on the previous year and down 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability in Belgium peaked at 27.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 19.0%, in 2025.
That places Belgium 36th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 25.2% | — |
| 2016 | 27.4% | +8.7% |
| 2017 | 27.1% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 25.0% | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 21.7% | -13.2% |
| 2020 | 21.5% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 21.0% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 21.6% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 20.7% | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 21.4% | +3.4% |
| 2025 | 19.0% | -11.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 25.3% | 21.7% | 27.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 20.9% | 19.0% | 21.6% | 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 or social exclusion by level of disability in Belgium?
- Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability in Belgium was 19.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 27.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.0% in 2025.
- How does Belgium rank for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability?
- Belgium ranks 36th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.6%. 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 or social exclusion by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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