BE · 2018 · ilc_li02
At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold, age and sex - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys
Belgium, 2018
At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold, age and sex - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys
16.4%
Belgium, 2018
▲ 3.1% vs 2017 (15.9%)
Analysis
In 2018, Belgium's at-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold, age and sex increased by 3.1% compared to 2017, reaching 16.4%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 16.8%.
Belgium ranks 13th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 8.6% (from 15.1% in 2013).
Source: Eurostat dataset ilc_li02, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#13 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
97.6%
EU-27: 16.8%
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · ilc_li02