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
23rd
of 44 countries
All-time high
43.0%
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. Measured in Percentage.
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 43.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 27.5%, in 2022.
That places Belgium 23rd out of 44 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 | Percentage | 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 | 43.0% | +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 | 34.0% | 31.2% | 35.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 37.3% | 31.7% | 43.0% | 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)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 12,091 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.2011 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0.0085 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.2% (2100)
- Population density 365.29 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 461,216 people (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 43.0% 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 23rd out of 44 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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