BE · 2021 · tepsr_spi120
Severe material and social deprivation rate for children (aged less than 18) by sex
Belgium, 2021
In 2021, Belgium's severe material and social deprivation rate for children (aged less than 18) by sex increased by 8.9% compared to 2020, reaching 25.8.
Belgium accounts for 114.7% of the EU-27 total of 22.5.
Belgium ranks 6th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 22.5% (from 33.3 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset tepsr_spi120, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.