Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by household type in Belgium
Belgium: Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by household type was 8.5 in 2025. βΌ Falling
Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by household type in Belgium, 2007β2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by household type in Belgium stood at 8.5. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.1% on the previous year and down 50.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by household type in Belgium peaked at 17.1 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 8.5, in 2025.
That places Belgium 32nd out of 37 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.37 | 16.1 | 16.8 | 3 |
| 2010s | 13.64 | 8.9 | 17.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.17 | 8.5 | 16.1 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 29 Hungary 12.6 compare
- 30 Norway 11.7 compare
- 31 Czechia 9.8 compare
- 33 North Macedonia 7.6 compare
- 34 Luxembourg 5.4 compare
- 35 Montenegro 5 compare
More population data for Belgium
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.166 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 461,216 (2100)
- Population density 365.29 (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.166 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0.0085 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.2011 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 12,091 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 0.2017 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.44 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 183,551 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by household type in Belgium?
- Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by household type in Belgium was 8.5 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by household type recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 17.1 in 2013.
- What is the lowest persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by household type recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5 in 2025.
- How does Belgium rank for persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by household type?
- Belgium ranks 32nd out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by household type rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.3%. 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 Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by household type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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