Persistent-at-risk-of-poverty rate

In 2021, Belgium's persistent-at-risk-of-poverty rate increased by 1.1% compared to 2020, reaching 9.40.

Belgium accounts for 72.9% of the EU-27 total of 12.9.

Belgium ranks 14th out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 11.3% (from 10.6 in 2016).

Source: Eurostat dataset tespm150, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.