Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region - EU in Belgium
Belgium: Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region - EU was 19.0% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region - EU in Belgium, 2003–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2020, persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region - eu in Belgium stood at 19.0%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region - eu in Belgium peaked at 23.4% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 19.0%, in 2020.
That places Belgium 25th out of 44 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region - EU in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 23.4% | — |
| 2004 | 21.6% | -7.7% |
| 2005 | 22.6% | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 21.5% | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 21.6% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 20.8% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 20.2% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 20.8% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 21.0% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 21.6% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 20.8% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 21.2% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 21.1% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 20.9% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 20.6% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 20.0% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 19.5% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 19.0% | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.7% | 20.2% | 23.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 20.8% | 19.5% | 21.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.0% | 19.0% | 19.0% | 1 |
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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 nuts 2 region - eu in Belgium?
- Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region - eu in Belgium was 19.0% in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region - eu recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 23.4% in 2003.
- What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region - eu recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.0% in 2020.
- How does Belgium rank for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region - eu?
- Belgium ranks 25th out of 44 countries with data for 2020.
- Is persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region - eu rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. 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 NUTS 2 region - EU 2020 strategy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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