Europe

Belgium: Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion

An editorial snapshot of country living conditions with trend, regional spread, and context links.

Country: Belgium Indicator: Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion Year: 2025

Country overview

Belgium

Current reading for Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion in a European context.

No country overview data available for the current context.

Latest value

16.50 Percent of people

Burden rank in Europe

European ranking unavailable

vs Europe burden

-3.5 puntos

Belgium is 3.5 points below the European average.

EU: 20.04

Data year

2025

EU context

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Editorial note

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Country Belgium Indicator Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion Year 2025

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Indicator ecosystem

Topic overview for Poverty. Each card compares Belgium against Europe.

Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion

Open trend

Latest: 16.50 Percent of people Europe benchmark: 20.04 Percent of people Year: 2025

Internal regions

Embedded regional ranking preview with real regional values and shared semantic bars.

Indicator: Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion

Granularity: Regions

Context Top, middle, and bottom regional positions for Belgium
  1. 1

    Région de Bruxelles-Capitale / Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest

    +103.60

    33.60

  2. 2

    Prov. Hainaut

    +50.30

    24.80

  3. 3

    Prov. Liège

    +18.80

    19.60

  4. 4

    Prov. Namur

    -4.80

    15.70

  5. 5

    Prov. Luxembourg (BE)

    -6.70

    15.40

  6. 6

    Prov. Antwerpen

    -13.90

    14.20

  7. 7

    Prov. Brabant Wallon

    -15.80

    13.90

  8. 8

    Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen

    -26.70

    12.10

  9. 9

    Prov. Limburg (BE)

    -38.20

    10.20

  10. 10

    Prov. West-Vlaanderen

    -40.60

    9.80

  11. 11

    Prov. Vlaams-Brabant

    -46.70

    8.80

Editorial insights

Short narrative blocks for strongest change and pressure points.

Country view

Belgium records 16.5 compared with a European average of 20.0 in 2025.

Regional contrasts in Belgium

Within Belgium, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale / Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest records the highest value for Poverty or exclusion (33.60), while Prov. Vlaams-Brabant records the lowest (8.80).

Région de Bruxelles-Capitale / Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest versus the national value

Région de Bruxelles-Capitale / Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest stands 17.10 points above the national value for Belgium on Poverty or exclusion.

Editorial summary

Key takeaways

  • Belgium records 16.5 compared with a European average of 20.0 in 2025.
  • Highest region: Région de Bruxelles-Capitale / Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest
  • Highest value: 33.6
  • Lowest region: Prov. Vlaams-Brabant
  • Lowest value: 8.8