Depth of material deprivation - EU-SILC survey

In 2024, Belgium's depth of material deprivation decreased by 2.4% compared to 2023, reaching 8.00.

Belgium accounts for 95.2% of the EU-27 total of 8.40.

Belgium ranks 23rd 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 2.4% (from 8.20 in 2019).

Source: Eurostat dataset tessi150, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.