Severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Belgium
Belgium: Severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex was 563 Thousand persons in 2025. ▼ Falling
Severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Belgium, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 563 Thousand persons for severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 21.0% on the previous year and down 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Belgium peaked at 932 Thousand persons in 2016 and was at its lowest, 563 Thousand persons, in 2025.
Belgium ranks 13th of 41 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 rate by age and sex in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 795 Thousand persons | — |
| 2016 | 932 Thousand persons | +17.2% |
| 2017 | 794 Thousand persons | -14.8% |
| 2018 | 718 Thousand persons | -9.6% |
| 2019 | 695 Thousand persons | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 752 Thousand persons | +8.2% |
| 2021 | 705 Thousand persons | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 651 Thousand persons | -7.7% |
| 2023 | 705 Thousand persons | +8.3% |
| 2024 | 713 Thousand persons | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 563 Thousand persons | -21.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 786.8 Thousand persons | 695 Thousand persons | 932 Thousand persons | 5 |
| 2020s | 681.5 Thousand persons | 563 Thousand persons | 752 Thousand persons | 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 severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Belgium?
- Severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Belgium was 563 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 932 Thousand persons in 2016.
- What is the lowest severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 563 Thousand persons in 2025.
- How does Belgium rank for severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex?
- Belgium ranks 13th out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
- Is severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.2%. 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 rate by age and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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