BE · 2012 · ilc_li02
At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold, age and sex - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys
Belgium, 2012
At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold, age and sex - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys
19.4%
Belgium, 2012
▼ 4.0% vs 2011 (20.2%)
Analysis
In 2012, Belgium's at-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold, age and sex decreased by 4.0% compared to 2011, reaching 19.4%.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 14.2%.
Belgium ranks 5th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 15.7% (from 23.0% in 2007).
Source: Eurostat dataset ilc_li02, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2012
#5 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2012
136.6%
EU-27: 14.2%
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · ilc_li02