Severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability in Belgium
Belgium: Severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability was 3.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability in Belgium, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability in Belgium stood at 3.8%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 33.3% on the previous year and down 38.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability in Belgium peaked at 8.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2025.
That places Belgium 19th out of 45 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.
Severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 6.2% | — |
| 2016 | 8.6% | +38.7% |
| 2017 | 5.1% | -40.7% |
| 2018 | 4.9% | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 5.3% | +8.2% |
| 2020 | 5.5% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 5.1% | -7.3% |
| 2022 | 5.3% | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 4.5% | -15.1% |
| 2024 | 5.7% | +26.7% |
| 2025 | 3.8% | -33.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.0% | 4.9% | 8.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 3.8% | 5.7% | 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 rate by level of disability in Belgium?
- Severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability in Belgium was 3.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 8.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2025.
- How does Belgium rank for severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability?
- Belgium ranks 19th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.7%. 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 Severe material and social deprivation rate by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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