Severe material and social deprivation by NUTS 2 region in Belgium
Belgium: Severe material and social deprivation by NUTS 2 region was 4.9 in 2025. βΌ Falling
Severe material and social deprivation by NUTS 2 region in Belgium, 2015β2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, severe material and social deprivation by nuts 2 region in Belgium stood at 4.9. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.0% on the previous year and down 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, severe material and social deprivation by nuts 2 region in Belgium peaked at 8.4 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4.9, in 2025.
Belgium ranks 16th of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.1 | 6.2 | 8.4 | 5 |
| 2020s | 5.97 | 4.9 | 6.7 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More poverty & inequality data for Belgium
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.38 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 8,486 (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 revenues vs income inequality 42.58 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 0.4793 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.031 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is severe material and social deprivation by nuts 2 region in Belgium?
- Severe material and social deprivation by nuts 2 region in Belgium was 4.9 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest severe material and social deprivation by nuts 2 region recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 8.4 in 2016.
- What is the lowest severe material and social deprivation by nuts 2 region recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9 in 2025.
- How does Belgium rank for severe material and social deprivation by nuts 2 region?
- Belgium ranks 16th out of 34 countries with data for 2025.
- Is severe material and social deprivation by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.9%. 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 Severe material and social deprivation by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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