At-risk-of-poverty rate by degree of urbanisation in Belgium
Belgium: At-risk-of-poverty rate by degree of urbanisation was 603 Thousand persons in 2025. ▼ Falling
At-risk-of-poverty rate by degree of urbanisation in Belgium, 2003–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for at-risk-of-poverty rate by degree of urbanisation in Belgium is 603 Thousand persons, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate by degree of urbanisation in Belgium peaked at 1,107 Thousand persons in 2011 and was at its lowest, 603 Thousand persons, in 2025.
Belgium ranks 17th of 45 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate by degree of urbanisation in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 936 Thousand persons | — |
| 2004 | 895 Thousand persons | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 975 Thousand persons | +8.9% |
| 2006 | 945 Thousand persons | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 950 Thousand persons | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 927 Thousand persons | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 914 Thousand persons | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 991 Thousand persons | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 1,107 Thousand persons | +11.7% |
| 2012 | 737 Thousand persons | -33.4% |
| 2013 | 777 Thousand persons | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 702 Thousand persons | -9.7% |
| 2015 | 709 Thousand persons | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 739 Thousand persons | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 772 Thousand persons | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 800 Thousand persons | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 766 Thousand persons | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 722 Thousand persons | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 689 Thousand persons | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 742 Thousand persons | +7.7% |
| 2023 | 694 Thousand persons | -6.5% |
| 2024 | 625 Thousand persons | -9.9% |
| 2025 | 603 Thousand persons | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 934.57 Thousand persons | 895 Thousand persons | 975 Thousand persons | 7 |
| 2010s | 810 Thousand persons | 702 Thousand persons | 1,107 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 679.17 Thousand persons | 603 Thousand persons | 742 Thousand persons | 6 |
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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 by degree of urbanisation in Belgium?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate by degree of urbanisation in Belgium was 603 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate by degree of urbanisation recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 1,107 Thousand persons in 2011.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate by degree of urbanisation recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 603 Thousand persons in 2025.
- How does Belgium rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate by degree of urbanisation?
- Belgium ranks 17th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate by degree of urbanisation rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. 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 At-risk-of-poverty rate by degree of urbanisation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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