BE · 2021 · tespm030
Severe material and social deprivation rate
Belgium, 2021
Severe material and social deprivation rate
12.4
Belgium, 2021
▼ 7.5% vs 2020 (13.4)
Analysis
In 2021, Belgium's severe material and social deprivation rate decreased by 7.5% compared to 2020, reaching 12.4.
Belgium accounts for 98.4% of the EU-27 total of 12.6.
Belgium ranks 7th 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 26.2% (from 16.8 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset tespm030, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#7 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
98.4%
EU-27: 12.6
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2015 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tespm030