Belgium

Regional ranking in Belgium · At-risk-of-poverty rate

Compare regions in Belgium using the indicator At-risk-of-poverty rate.

Indicator: at_risk_of_poverty_rate Year: 2025 Country: Belgium Granularity: nuts2

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Most affected regions in Belgium

Regional comparison within the selected country.

Highest burden: Région de Bruxelles-Capitale / Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest (Belgium) | Lowest burden: Prov. West-Vlaanderen (Belgium)

Editorial summary

Key takeaways

  • Regions included: 11
  • Year: 2025
  • Country: Belgium
  • This page ranks 11 regions within Belgium for the selected indicator in 2025.
  • Highest region: Région de Bruxelles-Capitale / Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest

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Editorial insights

deviation

Regional spread within Belgium

The gap between the highest and lowest regional value is 17.7 points.

summary

Regional ranking within Belgium

This page ranks 11 regions within Belgium for the selected indicator in 2025.

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Regional extremes in Belgium

Région de Bruxelles-Capitale / Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest records the highest value (23.3), while Prov. West-Vlaanderen records the lowest value (5.6).

Indicator: At-risk-of-poverty rate

Granularity: Regions

Context Showing regions in Belgium.
  1. 1
    –

    Région de Bruxelles-Capitale / Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest

    +12.40

    23.30

    -3.00
  2. 2
    ▲ 1

    Prov. Liège

    +3.70

    14.60

    +0.90
  3. 3
    ▼ 1

    Prov. Hainaut

    +3.60

    14.50

    -0.60
  4. 4
    –

    Prov. Luxembourg (BE)

    +1.00

    11.90

    -0.20
  5. 5
    –

    Prov. Namur

    +0.60

    11.50

    -0.20
  6. 6
    –

    Prov. Antwerpen

    -0.60

    10.30

    -0.60
  7. 7
    –

    Prov. Brabant Wallon

    -1.00

    9.90

    +0.30
  8. 8
    –

    Prov. Limburg (BE)

    -4.20

    6.70

    -1.20
  9. 9
    ▲ 2

    Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen

    -4.80

    6.10

    +0.40
  10. 10
    –

    Prov. Vlaams-Brabant

    -5.10

    5.80

    -0.30
  11. 11
    ▼ 2

    Prov. West-Vlaanderen

    -5.30

    5.60

    -1.00

Ranking highlights

2025 values. Changes compare 2025 vs 2024.

At-risk-of-poverty rate

Increase = worse Decrease = better

By level in 2025

Top 5 regions

2025 values

  1. #1 Région de Bruxelles-Capitale / Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest 23.30
  2. #2 Prov. Liège 14.60
  3. #3 Prov. Hainaut 14.50
  4. #4 Prov. Luxembourg (BE) 11.90
  5. #5 Prov. Namur 11.50

Bottom 5 regions

2025 values

  1. #11 Prov. West-Vlaanderen 5.60
  2. #10 Prov. Vlaams-Brabant 5.80
  3. #9 Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen 6.10
  4. #8 Prov. Limburg (BE) 6.70
  5. #7 Prov. Brabant Wallon 9.90

By change (2025 vs 2024)

Largest increase vs previous year

2025 vs 2024

  1. #1 Prov. Liège +0.90
  2. #2 Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen +0.40
  3. #3 Prov. Brabant Wallon +0.30

Largest decrease vs previous year

2025 vs 2024

  1. #1 Région de Bruxelles-Capitale / Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest -3.00
  2. #2 Prov. Limburg (BE) -1.20
  3. #3 Prov. West-Vlaanderen -1.00
  4. #4 Prov. Hainaut -0.60
  5. #5 Prov. Antwerpen -0.60