Severe material deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region in Belgium
Belgium: Severe material deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region was 4 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Severe material deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region in Belgium, 2003–2020
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2020, severe material deprivation rate by nuts 2 region in Belgium stood at 4. 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, in 2020.
Belgium ranks 21st of 33 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.51 | 4.5 | 6.5 | 7 |
| 2010s | 5.47 | 4.3 | 6.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 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)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 42.58 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.031 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 20.62 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.0781 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.0781 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.0919 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.1132 (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 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 in 2020.
- How does Belgium rank for severe material deprivation rate by nuts 2 region?
- Belgium ranks 21st out of 33 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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