Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region in Belgium
Belgium: Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region was 16.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region in Belgium, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region in Belgium is 16.5%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 9.8% on the previous year and down 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region in Belgium peaked at 22.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 16.5%, in 2025.
Belgium ranks 34th of 43 countries on this measure, 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 NUTS 2 region in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 21.6% | — |
| 2016 | 22.2% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 22.0% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 20.5% | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 20.1% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 20.3% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 19.0% | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 18.6% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 18.8% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 18.3% | -2.7% |
| 2025 | 16.5% | -9.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 21.3% | 20.1% | 22.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 18.6% | 16.5% | 20.3% | 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 nuts 2 region in Belgium?
- Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region in Belgium was 16.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 22.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.5% in 2025.
- How does Belgium rank for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region?
- Belgium ranks 34th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.6%. 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 NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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