At-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households in Belgium
Belgium: At-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households was 16.8 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
16.8
Change on year
down 10.2%
World rank
44th
of 49 countries
All-time high
26.4
in 2013
All-time low
16.8
in 2025
Years of data
23
2003–2025
At-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households in Belgium, 2003–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 16.8 for at-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.2% on the previous year and down 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households in Belgium peaked at 26.4 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 16.8, in 2025.
That places Belgium 44th out of 49 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
At-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 21.8 | — |
| 2004 | 19.6 | -10.1% |
| 2005 | 19 | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 21.4 | +12.6% |
| 2007 | 23.7 | +10.7% |
| 2008 | 20.7 | -12.7% |
| 2009 | 20.5 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 17.4 | -15.1% |
| 2011 | 22.1 | +27.0% |
| 2012 | 21.4 | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 26.4 | +23.4% |
| 2014 | 25.1 | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 22.9 | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 25 | +9.2% |
| 2017 | 24.2 | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 26.3 | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 22.7 | -13.7% |
| 2020 | 24.1 | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 23.5 | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 20.8 | -11.5% |
| 2023 | 20.1 | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 18.7 | -7.0% |
| 2025 | 16.8 | -10.2% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 16.8 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.7, 68% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 16.8 is below the median for high income countries, which is 24.9, 67% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.96 | 19 | 23.7 | 7 |
| 2010s | 23.35 | 17.4 | 26.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.67 | 16.8 | 24.1 | 6 |
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- Population density 365.29 (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households in Belgium?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households in Belgium was 16.8 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 26.4 in 2013.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.8 in 2025.
- How does Belgium rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households?
- Belgium ranks 44th out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of At-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households below-above 65 years by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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