Children (aged less than 18) at risk of poverty or social exclusion

In 2025, Belgium's children (aged less than 18) at risk of poverty or social exclusion decreased by 6.4% compared to 2024, reaching 56.7.

Belgium accounts for 77.8% of the EU-27 total of 72.9.

Belgium ranks 18th 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 13.7% (from 65.7 in 2020).

Source: Eurostat dataset tepsr_lm412, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.