BE · 2025 · tepsr_spi120
Severe material and social deprivation rate for children (aged less than 18) by sex
Belgium, 2025
In 2025, Belgium's severe material and social deprivation rate for children (aged less than 18) by sex decreased by 13.9% compared to 2024, reaching 20.4.
Belgium accounts for 86.1% of the EU-27 total of 23.7.
Belgium ranks 11th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 13.9% (from 23.7 in 2020).
Source: Eurostat dataset tepsr_spi120, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.