Severe material and social deprivation in Belgium
4.9% of people in Belgium were severely materially and socially deprived in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2015.
Belgium, 2025
4.9%
Change from 2024
−1.3percentage points
European Union, 2025
6.3%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
4.5%
Position in 2025
15th of 31
Severe material and social deprivation in Belgium over time
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% of population. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Belgium | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.9% | 6.3% |
| 2024 | 6.2% | 6.4% |
| 2023 | 6.1% | 6.8% |
| 2022 | 5.7% | 6.7% |
| 2021 | 6.2% | 6.3% |
| 2020 | 6.7% | 6.7% |
| 2019 | 6.2% | 6.7% |
| 2018 | 6.5% | 7.1% |
| 2017 | 7.2% | 7.8% |
| 2016 | 8.4% | 9.0% |
| 2015 | 7.2% | 9.7% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −1.3 percentage points from 6.2% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 7.2%, the figure has changed by −2.3 percentage points.
- Among the 31 countries with data for 2025, Belgium has the 15th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 6.3%.
More for Belgium
All statistics for Belgium
Poverty or social exclusion rate
16.5%
2025 · Eurostat
Inability to keep home adequately warm
4.2%
2025 · Eurostat
At-risk-of-poverty rate
10.9%
2025 · Eurostat
Income inequality (Gini)
23.4 (0 to 100)
2025 · Eurostat
Income quintile share ratio (S80/S20)
3.25 times
2025 · Eurostat
Gini index
26.8 (0 to 100)
2023 · World Bank