BE · 2022 · ilc_peps01n
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex
Belgium, 2022
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex
18.6%
Belgium, 2022
▼ 2.1% vs 2021 (19.0%)
Analysis
In 2022, Belgium's persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex decreased by 2.1% compared to 2021, reaching 18.6%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 21.6%.
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 15.5% (from 22.0% in 2017).
Source: Eurostat dataset ilc_peps01n, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2022
#17 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2022
86.1%
EU-27: 21.6%
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2015 2025
Source:
Eurostat · ilc_peps01n