BE · 2016 · tespm090
At risk of poverty or social exclusion rate for elderly (65+)
Belgium, 2016
In 2016, Belgium's at risk of poverty or social exclusion rate for elderly (65+) increased by 1.2% compared to 2015, reaching 16.4.
Belgium accounts for 90.1% of the EU-27 total of 18.2.
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 24.1% (from 21.6 in 2011).
Source: Eurostat dataset tespm090, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.