People at risk of poverty or social exclusion by sex

In 2023, Belgium's people at risk of poverty or social exclusion by sex increased by 1.1% compared to 2022, reaching 37.6.

Belgium accounts for 88.3% of the EU-27 total of 42.6.

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 8.3% (from 41.0 in 2018).

Source: Eurostat dataset tepsr_lm410, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.