BE · 2017 · ilc_li02
At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold, age and sex - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys
Belgium, 2017
At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold, age and sex - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys
15.8%
Belgium, 2017
▲ 3.3% vs 2016 (15.3%)
Analysis
In 2017, Belgium's at-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold, age and sex increased by 3.3% compared to 2016, reaching 15.8%.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 14.7%.
Belgium ranks 12th 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 18.6% (from 19.4% in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset ilc_li02, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#12 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
107.5%
EU-27: 14.7%
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · ilc_li02