BE · 2017 · ilc_peps01n
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex
Belgium, 2017
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex
22.0%
Belgium, 2017
▼ 0.9% vs 2016 (22.2%)
Analysis
In 2017, Belgium's persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex decreased by 0.9% compared to 2016, reaching 22.0%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 22.4%.
Belgium ranks 13th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Source: Eurostat dataset ilc_peps01n, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#13 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
98.2%
EU-27: 22.4%
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2015 2025
Source:
Eurostat · ilc_peps01n