Children living in single-parent households by at risk … 0-17 in Belgium
Belgium: Children living in single-parent households by at risk … 0-17 was 17.3 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
17.3
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
6th
of 41 countries
All-time high
17.4
in 2024
All-time low
12.4
in 2022
Years of data
11
2015–2025
Children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or in Belgium, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or in Belgium is 17.3, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or in Belgium peaked at 17.4 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.4, in 2022.
Belgium ranks 6th of 41 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Children living in single-parent households by at risk … 0-17 in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 15.9 | — |
| 2016 | 14.5 | -8.8% |
| 2017 | 16.2 | +11.7% |
| 2018 | 15.5 | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 16.7 | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 16.8 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 17.1 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 12.4 | -27.5% |
| 2023 | 12.8 | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 17.4 | +35.9% |
| 2025 | 17.3 | -0.6% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 17.3 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.65, 1.6× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 17.3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.7, 1.6× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.76 | 14.5 | 16.7 | 5 |
| 2020s | 15.63 | 12.4 | 17.4 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More population data for Belgium
- 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)
- Population growth rate -0.166 (2100)
- Population density 365.29 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 461,216 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or in Belgium?
- Children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or in Belgium was 17.3 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 17.4 in 2024.
- What is the lowest children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.4 in 2022.
- How does Belgium rank for children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or?
- Belgium ranks 6th out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
- Is children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. 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 Children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or social exclusion situation (population aged 0-17). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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