Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Belgium
Belgium: Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of was 1.1% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Belgium, 2008–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 1.1% for persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in 2020.
That represents a change of down 21.4% on the previous year and down 45.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Belgium peaked at 3.1% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2008.
That places Belgium 40th out of 46 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1.0% | — |
| 2009 | 2.3% | +130.0% |
| 2010 | 2.0% | -13.0% |
| 2011 | 1.9% | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | -26.3% |
| 2013 | 3.1% | +121.4% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | -54.8% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | +28.6% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | +11.1% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | -30.0% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | +71.4% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | -41.7% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | -21.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.0% | 2.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.4% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Belgium?
- Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Belgium was 1.1% in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 2013.
- What is the lowest persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2008.
- How does Belgium rank for persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of?
- Belgium ranks 40th out of 46 countries with data for 2020.
- Is persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.0%. 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 Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of the household and household composition - intersections of EU 2020 Strategy poverty target indicators. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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