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

In 2024, Belgium's dispersion around the at-risk-of-poverty threshold increased by 15.0% compared to 2023, reaching 2.30.

Belgium accounts for 42.6% of the EU-27 total of 5.40.

Belgium ranks 26th 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 20.7% (from 2.90 in 2019).

Source: Eurostat dataset tessi126, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.