BE · 2018 · ilc_peps01n
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex
Belgium, 2018
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex
20.5%
Belgium, 2018
▼ 6.8% vs 2017 (22.0%)
Analysis
In 2018, Belgium's persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex decreased by 6.8% compared to 2017, reaching 20.5%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 21.7%.
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 · 2018
#13 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
94.5%
EU-27: 21.7%
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2015 2025
Source:
Eurostat · ilc_peps01n