BE · 2017 · tesem210
At-risk of poverty rate of unemployed persons
Belgium, 2017
At-risk of poverty rate of unemployed persons
49.1
Belgium, 2017
▲ 5.8% vs 2016 (46.4)
Analysis
In 2017, Belgium's at-risk of poverty rate of unemployed persons increased by 5.8% compared to 2016, reaching 49.1.
Belgium accounts for 103.4% of the EU-27 total of 47.5.
Belgium ranks 11th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 41.1% (from 34.8 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem210, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#11 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
103.4%
EU-27: 47.5
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tesem210