BE · 2017 · tespm040
Children at risk of poverty or social exclusion
Belgium, 2017
Children at risk of poverty or social exclusion
22.1
Belgium, 2017
▲ 2.3% vs 2016 (21.6)
Analysis
In 2017, Belgium's children at risk of poverty or social exclusion increased by 2.3% compared to 2016, reaching 22.1.
Belgium accounts for 90.2% of the EU-27 total of 24.5.
Belgium ranks 16th 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 3.1% (from 22.8 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset tespm040, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#16 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
90.2%
EU-27: 24.5
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2009 2020
Source:
Eurostat · tespm040