Cross-indicator snapshot
Cost of living in Belgium
Overview of housing, poverty, income and quality-of-life indicators.
Indicators
16
Ranked
13
Regions
9
Year
2025
Coverage level
-
Cost of living in Belgium
Overview of housing, poverty, income and quality-of-life indicators.
Belgium
Indicators: 16
Ranked: 13
Regions: 9
Year: 2025
Coverage: -
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Themes
Employment & Economic Security (1)
Housing & Energy Stress (5)
Income & Purchasing Power (3)
Poverty & Financial Vulnerability (3)
Quality of Life & Household Conditions (4)
All indicators
Arrears on housing or utility bills
5.1
House price to income ratio
102.4
Housing cost overburden rate
6.7
Inability to keep home adequately warm
4.2
Overcrowding rate
6.6
At-risk-of-poverty rate
10.9
Inability to face unexpected financial expenses
22.1
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion
16.5
GDP per capita in PPS
115.0
Gini coefficient
23.4
Income quintile share ratio S80/S20
3.25
Persons living in households with very low work intensity (0 to 64 years)
11.0
Average number of rooms per person
2.1
Life expectancy at birth
82.4
Material and social deprivation rate
9.4
Severe material and social deprivation rate
4.9