BE · 2019 · tespm150
Persistent-at-risk-of-poverty rate
Belgium, 2019
In 2019, Belgium's persistent-at-risk-of-poverty rate increased by 15.1% compared to 2018, reaching 14.5.
Belgium accounts for 91.2% of the EU-27 total of 15.9.
Belgium ranks 10th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 22.9% (from 11.8 in 2014).
Source: Eurostat dataset tespm150, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.