At-risk-of poverty rate for children (aged less than 18) by sex

In 2023, Belgium's at-risk-of poverty rate for children (aged less than 18) by sex decreased by 0.7% compared to 2022, reaching 41.1.

Belgium accounts for 70.3% of the EU-27 total of 58.5.

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 31.8% (from 60.3 in 2018).

Source: Eurostat dataset tepsr_spi110, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.