BE · 2021 · ilc_peps01n
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex
Belgium, 2021
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex
19.0%
Belgium, 2021
▼ 6.4% vs 2020 (20.3%)
Analysis
In 2021, Belgium's persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex decreased by 6.4% compared to 2020, reaching 19.0%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 21.7%.
Belgium ranks 17th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 14.4% (from 22.2% in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset ilc_peps01n, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#17 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
87.6%
EU-27: 21.7%
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2015 2025
Source:
Eurostat · ilc_peps01n