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. ▼ Falling
Severe material and social deprivation by NUTS 2 region in Belgium, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
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 19th of 43 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.
Severe material and social deprivation by NUTS 2 region in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 7.2% | — |
| 2016 | 8.4% | +16.7% |
| 2017 | 7.2% | -14.3% |
| 2018 | 6.5% | -9.7% |
| 2019 | 6.2% | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 6.7% | +8.1% |
| 2021 | 6.2% | -7.5% |
| 2022 | 5.7% | -8.1% |
| 2023 | 6.1% | +7.0% |
| 2024 | 6.2% | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 4.9% | -21.0% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 4.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.8%, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 4.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.2%, 1.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.1% | 6.2% | 8.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 6.0% | 4.9% | 6.7% | 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 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 19th out of 43 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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