BE · 2023 · tepsr_lm412
Children (aged less than 18) at risk of poverty or social exclusion
Belgium, 2023
Children (aged less than 18) at risk of poverty or social exclusion
58.8
Belgium, 2023
▲ 0.5% vs 2022 (58.5)
Analysis
In 2023, Belgium's children (aged less than 18) at risk of poverty or social exclusion increased by 0.5% compared to 2022, reaching 58.8.
Belgium accounts for 78.7% of the EU-27 total of 74.7.
Belgium ranks 18th 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 16.6% (from 70.5 in 2018).
Source: Eurostat dataset tepsr_lm412, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2023
#18 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2023
78.7%
EU-27: 74.7
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2015 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tepsr_lm412