BE · 2024 · tespm030
Severe material and social deprivation rate
Belgium, 2024
In 2024, Belgium's severe material and social deprivation rate increased by 1.6% compared to 2023, reaching 12.4.
Belgium accounts for 96.9% of the EU-27 total of 12.8.
Belgium ranks 8th 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 0.0% (from 12.4 in 2019).
Source: Eurostat dataset tespm030, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.