Belgium vs Luxembourg: At-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households
Belgium
16.8%
in 2025
Luxembourg
17.4%
in 2025
Belgium rank
42nd
Luxembourg rank
40th
At-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households over time
- Belgium
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 17.4% against 16.8% in Belgium, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 42nd and Luxembourg ranks 40th of 47 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.0% | 17.4% | 3.5% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 23.4% | 21.1% | 2.3% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 20.7% | 18.4% | 2.2% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher at-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households, Belgium or Luxembourg?
- Luxembourg, at 17.4% against 16.8% in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in at-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households between Belgium and Luxembourg?
- 0.6%, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Luxembourg?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Luxembourg rank globally for at-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households?
- Belgium ranks 42nd and Luxembourg ranks 40th of 47 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as At-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households below-above 65 years by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.