At-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents in Belgium
Belgium: At-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents was 29.6 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
29.6
Change on year
down 4.2%
World rank
25th
of 46 countries
All-time high
43
in 2014
All-time low
27.5
in 2022
Years of data
23
2003–2025
At-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents in Belgium, 2003–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 29.6 for at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents in 2025.
That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and down 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents in Belgium peaked at 43 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 27.5, in 2022.
That places Belgium 25th out of 46 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
At-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 32.8 | — |
| 2004 | 35.4 | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 35.9 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 32.7 | -8.9% |
| 2007 | 34.2 | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 31.2 | -8.8% |
| 2009 | 35.9 | +15.1% |
| 2010 | 37.7 | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 37.2 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 37.2 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 34.5 | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 43 | +24.6% |
| 2015 | 35.3 | -17.9% |
| 2016 | 31.7 | -10.2% |
| 2017 | 39.6 | +24.9% |
| 2018 | 40.1 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 36.7 | -8.5% |
| 2020 | 31.6 | -13.9% |
| 2021 | 30.3 | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 27.5 | -9.2% |
| 2023 | 29.5 | +7.3% |
| 2024 | 30.9 | +4.7% |
| 2025 | 29.6 | -4.2% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 29.6 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 29.6, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 29.6 is above the median for high income countries, which is 28.8, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.01 | 31.2 | 35.9 | 7 |
| 2010s | 37.3 | 31.7 | 43 | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.9 | 27.5 | 31.6 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
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- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.1652 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.1094 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.1652 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.0945 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0.0085 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.166 (2100)
- Population density 365.29 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 461,216 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents in Belgium?
- At-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents in Belgium was 29.6 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 43 in 2014.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.5 in 2022.
- How does Belgium rank for at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents?
- Belgium ranks 25th out of 46 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.1%. 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 At-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents (population aged 0 to 17). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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