People at risk of poverty or social exclusion by sex

In 2025, Belgium's people at risk of poverty or social exclusion by sex decreased by 9.8% compared to 2024, reaching 33.0.

Belgium accounts for 78.9% of the EU-27 total of 41.8.

Belgium ranks 23rd 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 18.7% (from 40.6 in 2020).

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