Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and in Belgium
Belgium: Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and was 16.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
16.9%
Change on year
up 6.3%
World rank
46th
of 47 countries
All-time high
24.0%
in 1995
All-time low
12.8%
in 2022
Years of data
30
1995–2025
Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and in Belgium, 1995–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and in Belgium stood at 16.9%.
The figure is up 6.3% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and in Belgium peaked at 24.0% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 12.8%, in 2022.
Belgium ranks 46th of 47 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 24.0% | — |
| 1996 | 19.0% | -20.8% |
| 1997 | 17.0% | -10.5% |
| 1998 | 18.0% | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 18.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 16.0% | -11.1% |
| 2001 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 23.1% | +44.4% |
| 2004 | 22.5% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 13.7% | -39.1% |
| 2006 | 15.0% | +9.5% |
| 2007 | 19.3% | +28.7% |
| 2008 | 20.9% | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 14.6% | -30.1% |
| 2010 | 19.2% | +31.5% |
| 2011 | 17.8% | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 20.1% | +12.9% |
| 2013 | 14.4% | -28.4% |
| 2014 | 18.6% | +29.2% |
| 2015 | 19.1% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 13.8% | -27.7% |
| 2017 | 16.3% | +18.1% |
| 2018 | 15.8% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 13.4% | -15.2% |
| 2020 | 17.5% | +30.6% |
| 2021 | 15.5% | -11.4% |
| 2022 | 12.8% | -17.4% |
| 2023 | 14.0% | +9.4% |
| 2024 | 15.9% | +13.6% |
| 2025 | 16.9% | +6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.2% | 17.0% | 24.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 17.9% | 13.7% | 23.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 16.9% | 13.4% | 20.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.4% | 12.8% | 17.5% | 6 |
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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 relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and in Belgium?
- Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and in Belgium was 16.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 24.0% in 1995.
- What is the lowest relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.8% in 2022.
- How does Belgium rank for relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and?
- Belgium ranks 46th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. 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 Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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