Severe material deprivation rate by tenure status in Belgium
Belgium: Severe material deprivation rate by tenure status was 4.0% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Severe material deprivation rate by tenure status in Belgium, 2003–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 4.0% for severe material deprivation rate by tenure status in 2020. 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 tenure status in Belgium peaked at 6.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2020.
Belgium ranks 23rd of 37 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 | 5.5% | 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
- 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 tenure status in Belgium?
- Severe material deprivation rate by tenure status in Belgium was 4.0% in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest severe material deprivation rate by tenure status recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 6.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest severe material deprivation rate by tenure status recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2020.
- How does Belgium rank for severe material deprivation rate by tenure status?
- Belgium ranks 23rd out of 37 countries with data for 2020.
- Is severe material deprivation rate by tenure status 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 tenure status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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