Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status in Belgium
Belgium: Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status was 1,925 Thousand persons in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status in Belgium, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status in Belgium is 1,925 Thousand persons, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.4% on the previous year and down 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status in Belgium peaked at 2,474 Thousand persons in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1,925 Thousand persons, in 2025.
That places Belgium 13th out of 43 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2,397 Thousand persons | — |
| 2016 | 2,474 Thousand persons | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 2,457 Thousand persons | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 2,310 Thousand persons | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 2,269 Thousand persons | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 2,308 Thousand persons | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 2,166 Thousand persons | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 2,137 Thousand persons | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 2,176 Thousand persons | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 2,124 Thousand persons | -2.4% |
| 2025 | 1,925 Thousand persons | -9.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2,381 Thousand persons | 2,269 Thousand persons | 2,474 Thousand persons | 5 |
| 2020s | 2,139 Thousand persons | 1,925 Thousand persons | 2,308 Thousand persons | 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 tenure status in Belgium?
- Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status in Belgium was 1,925 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 2,474 Thousand persons in 2016.
- What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,925 Thousand persons in 2025.
- How does Belgium rank for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status?
- Belgium ranks 13th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.7%. 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 tenure status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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