Dispersion around the at-risk-of-poverty threshold for elderly people - EU-SILC survey

In 2024, Belgium's dispersion around the at-risk-of-poverty threshold for elderly people decreased by 9.4% compared to 2023, reaching 2.90.

Belgium accounts for 76.3% of the EU-27 total of 3.80.

Belgium ranks 14th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 7.4% (from 2.70 in 2019).

Source: Eurostat dataset tespn120, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.