Severe material deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region in Belgium
Belgium: Severe material deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region was 4.0% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Severe material deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region in Belgium, 2003–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2020, severe material deprivation rate by nuts 2 region in Belgium stood at 4.0%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 7.0% on the previous year and down 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, severe material deprivation rate by nuts 2 region in Belgium peaked at 6.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2020.
Belgium ranks 26th of 44 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 NUTS 2 region in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 4.5% | — |
| 2004 | 4.7% | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 6.5% | +38.3% |
| 2006 | 6.4% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 5.7% | -10.9% |
| 2008 | 5.6% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 5.2% | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 5.9% | +13.5% |
| 2011 | 5.7% | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 6.3% | +10.5% |
| 2013 | 5.1% | -19.0% |
| 2014 | 5.9% | +15.7% |
| 2015 | 5.8% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 5.5% | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 5.2% | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 5.0% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 4.3% | -14.0% |
| 2020 | 4.0% | -7.0% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 4.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.6%, 87% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 4.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.2%, 95% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Severe material deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region in Belgium changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +38.3% | 4.7% | 6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.5% | 4.5% | 6.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 4.3% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 4.0% | 4.0% | 1 |
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 deprivation rate by nuts 2 region in Belgium?
- Severe material deprivation rate by nuts 2 region in Belgium was 4.0% in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest severe material deprivation rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 6.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest severe material deprivation rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2020.
- How does Belgium rank for severe material deprivation rate by nuts 2 region?
- Belgium ranks 26th out of 44 countries with data for 2020.
- Is severe material deprivation rate by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.2%. 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 deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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