Severe material deprivation rate by age and sex in Belgium
Belgium: Severe material deprivation rate by age and sex was 449 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Severe material deprivation rate by age and sex in Belgium, 2003–2020
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for severe material deprivation rate by age and sex in Belgium is 449, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.8% on the previous year and down 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, severe material deprivation rate by age and sex in Belgium peaked at 687 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 449, in 2020.
Belgium ranks 16th of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Severe material deprivation rate by age and sex in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 460 | — |
| 2004 | 495 | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 673 | +36.0% |
| 2006 | 672 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 602 | -10.4% |
| 2008 | 595 | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 555 | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 628 | +13.2% |
| 2011 | 615 | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 687 | +11.7% |
| 2013 | 561 | -18.3% |
| 2014 | 650 | +15.9% |
| 2015 | 640 | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 615 | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 583 | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 561 | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 482 | -14.1% |
| 2020 | 449 | -6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 578.86 | 460 | 673 | 7 |
| 2010s | 602.2 | 482 | 687 | 10 |
| 2020s | 449 | 449 | 449 | 1 |
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 deprivation rate by age and sex in Belgium?
- Severe material deprivation rate by age and sex in Belgium was 449 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest severe material deprivation rate by age and sex recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 687 in 2012.
- What is the lowest severe material deprivation rate by age and sex recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 449 in 2020.
- How does Belgium rank for severe material deprivation rate by age and sex?
- Belgium ranks 16th out of 36 countries with data for 2020.
- Is severe material deprivation rate by age and sex rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.5%. 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 Severe material deprivation rate by age and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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