Median equivalised net income in Belgium
Median equivalised net income in Belgium was €31,299 per year in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1995. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.
Belgium, 2025
€31,299
Change from 2024
+2.8%
European Union, 2025
€22,939 per year
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
€20,416 per year
Position in 2025
7th of 31
Median equivalised net income in Belgium over time
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Euro per year. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Belgium | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | €31,299 per year | €22,939 per year |
| 2024 | €30,446 per year | €21,582 per year |
| 2023 | €29,015 per year | €20,290 per year |
| 2022 | €27,333 per year | €19,092 per year |
| 2021 | €25,937 per year | €18,381 per year |
| 2020 | €25,783 per year | €18,291 per year |
| 2019 | €24,654 per yearb (break in time series) | €17,325 per year |
| 2018 | €23,686 per year | €16,832 per yeare (estimated) |
| 2017 | €22,733 per year | €16,281 per year |
| 2016 | €22,295 per year | €15,847 per year |
| 2015 | €21,654 per year | €15,422 per year |
| 2014 | €21,705 per year | €15,101 per year |
| 2013 | €21,483 per year | €14,962 per year |
| 2012 | €20,280 per year | €14,924 per year |
| 2011 | €20,008 per year | €14,652 per year |
| 2010 | €19,464 per year | €14,521 per year |
| 2009 | €19,313 per year | €14,564 per yeare (estimated) |
| 2008 | €17,985 per year | €14,015 per yeare (estimated) |
| 2007 | €17,566 per year | €12,902 per yeare (estimated) |
| 2006 | €17,213 per year | €12,677 per yeare (estimated) |
| 2005 | €16,581 per year | €12,707 per yeare (estimated) |
| 2004 | €15,674 per year | – |
| 2003 | €15,522 per yearb (break in time series) | – |
| 2001 | €15,492 per year | – |
Flags: b break in time series; e estimated . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +2.8% from €30,446 per year in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was €21,654 per year, the figure has changed by +44.5%. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
- Among the 31 countries with data for 2025, Belgium has the 7th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was €22,939 per year.
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