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At-risk-of-poverty rate in Belgium

At-risk-of-poverty rate in Belgium was 10.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 0.5 pts from 2024. That is the 26th highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

202510.9%
Change on 2024-0.5 pts
Rank26th of 27EU countries ranked
Series high16.42018
Series low10.92025

At-risk-of-poverty rate in Belgium, 2000 to 2025

CSVChart (SVG)

101214161820002005200920132017202120252000: 13 %2001: 13 %2003: 15.4 %2004: 14.3 %2005: 14.8 %2006: 14.7 %2007: 15.2 %2008: 14.7 %2009: 14.6 %2010: 14.6 %2011: 15.3 %2012: 15.3 %2013: 15.1 %2014: 15.5 %2015: 14.9 %2016: 15.5 %2017: 15.9 %2018: 16.4 %2019: 14.8 %2020: 14.1 %2021: 12.8 %2022: 13.1 %2023: 12.4 %2024: 11.4 %2025: 10.9 %
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-07, published 2026-10-05.
All 25 values
Period%
202510.9
202411.4
202312.4
202213.1
202112.8
202014.1
201914.8 Series break
201816.4
201715.9
201615.5
201514.9
201415.5
201315.1
201215.3
201115.3
201014.6
200914.6
200814.7
200715.2
200614.7
200514.8
200414.3
200315.4 Series break
200113
200013

Compared with European Union (27)

Place2025
Belgium10.9
European Union (27)16.3

Rankings

Definition

Share of people with equivalised disposable income below 60% of the national median, after social transfers.

Relative measure used in the EU. For the United States use poverty_rate, the official US measure.

How to cite

Eurostat. At-risk-of-poverty rate (ilc_li02). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_li02/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

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What is the at-risk-of-poverty rate in Belgium?

At-risk-of-poverty rate in Belgium was 10.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 0.5 pts from 2024. That is the 26th highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

Eurostat, European Commission. At-risk-of-poverty rate (ilc_li02). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-07.

What was the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate in Belgium?

16.4% in 2018, the highest value since 2000 in this series.

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