Persistent-at-risk-of-poverty rate

In 2024, Belgium's persistent-at-risk-of-poverty rate increased by 6.8% compared to 2023, reaching 7.90.

Belgium accounts for 74.5% of the EU-27 total of 10.6.

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 45.5% (from 14.5 in 2019).

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