At-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by degree of in Belgium
Belgium: At-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by degree of was 26.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
At-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by degree of in Belgium, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, at-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by degree of in Belgium stood at 26.5%. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by degree of in Belgium peaked at 32.7% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 26.5%, in 2025.
Belgium ranks 32nd of 45 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by degree of in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 30.4% | — |
| 2005 | 30.1% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 30.3% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 30.6% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 32.7% | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 29.9% | -8.6% |
| 2010 | 29.5% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 31.2% | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 32.4% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 30.7% | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 31.0% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 30.6% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 31.0% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 30.8% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 30.7% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 30.0% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 29.0% | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 27.6% | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 28.7% | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 28.8% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 27.9% | -3.1% |
| 2025 | 26.5% | -5.0% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 26.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 28.7%, 92% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 26.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 28.3%, 94% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.7% | 29.9% | 32.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 30.8% | 29.5% | 32.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.1% | 26.5% | 29.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More urban development data for Belgium
- Population in the largest city 20.5% (2025)
- Population density 386.3 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 8.45 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita 0.2685 units per person (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 3.21 million (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual 0.4106 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square 104.26 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Population in largest city 2.14 million (2025)
- Crude steelmaking capacity 8.9 Tonnes (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by degree of in Belgium?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by degree of in Belgium was 26.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by degree of recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 32.7% in 2008.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by degree of recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.5% in 2025.
- How does Belgium rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by degree of?
- Belgium ranks 32nd out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by degree of rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. 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 after deducting housing costs by degree of urbanisation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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