Belgium

Regional ranking in Belgium · Severe material and social deprivation rate

Compare regions in Belgium using the indicator Severe material and social deprivation rate.

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

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Most affected regions in Belgium

Regional comparison within the selected country.

Highest burden: Prov. Hainaut (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: Prov. Hainaut

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Editorial insights

deviation

Regional spread within Belgium

The gap between the highest and lowest regional value is 9.4 points.

summary

Regional ranking within Belgium

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

ranking

Regional extremes in Belgium

Prov. Hainaut records the highest value (11.0), while Prov. West-Vlaanderen records the lowest value (1.6).

Indicator: Severe material and social deprivation rate

Granularity: Regions

Context Showing regions in Belgium.
  1. 1
    ▲ 1

    Prov. Hainaut

    +6.10

    11.00

    -2.40
  2. 2
    ▼ 1

    Région de Bruxelles-Capitale / Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest

    +5.00

    9.90

    -4.00
  3. 3
    ▲ 1

    Prov. Namur

    +0.10

    5.00

    -2.00
  4. 4
    ▲ 4

    Prov. Antwerpen

    -0.50

    4.40

    +0.10
  5. 5
    ▼ 2

    Prov. Brabant Wallon

    -0.50

    4.40

    -3.70
  6. 6
    –

    Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen

    -1.00

    3.90

    -0.80
  7. 7
    –

    Prov. Liège

    -1.30

    3.60

    -0.90
  8. 8
    ▼ 3

    Prov. Luxembourg (BE)

    -1.40

    3.50

    -3.20
  9. 9
    ▲ 1

    Prov. Vlaams-Brabant

    -3.10

    1.80

    -0.40
  10. 10
    ▼ 1

    Prov. Limburg (BE)

    -3.20

    1.70

    -0.50
  11. 11
    –

    Prov. West-Vlaanderen

    -3.30

    1.60

    -0.50

Ranking highlights

2025 values. Changes compare 2025 vs 2024.

Severe material and social deprivation rate

Increase = worse Decrease = better

By level in 2025

Top 5 regions

2025 values

  1. #1 Prov. Hainaut 11.00
  2. #2 Région de Bruxelles-Capitale / Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest 9.90
  3. #3 Prov. Namur 5.00
  4. #4 Prov. Antwerpen 4.40
  5. #5 Prov. Brabant Wallon 4.40

Bottom 5 regions

2025 values

  1. #11 Prov. West-Vlaanderen 1.60
  2. #10 Prov. Limburg (BE) 1.70
  3. #9 Prov. Vlaams-Brabant 1.80
  4. #8 Prov. Luxembourg (BE) 3.50
  5. #7 Prov. Liège 3.60

By change (2025 vs 2024)

Largest increase vs previous year

2025 vs 2024

  1. #1 Prov. Antwerpen +0.10

Largest decrease vs previous year

2025 vs 2024

  1. #1 Région de Bruxelles-Capitale / Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest -4.00
  2. #2 Prov. Brabant Wallon -3.70
  3. #3 Prov. Luxembourg (BE) -3.20
  4. #4 Prov. Hainaut -2.40
  5. #5 Prov. Namur -2.00