This statistic shows the share of the Belgian population that is at risk of poverty from 2008 to 2022, by gender. In 2022, 12.9 percent of the male population was at risk of poverty, and 13.5 percent of the female population was at risk of poverty.
Share of Belgian population at risk of poverty from 2008 to 2022, by gender
Characteristic
Male
Female
2022
12.9%
13.5%
2021
12.3%
13%
2020
13.8%
14.4%
2019*
14.6%
15%
2018
15.6%
17.2%
2017
14.9%
16.9%
2016
14.4%
16.5%
2015
14.1%
15.6%
2014
15%
15.9%
2013
14.6%
15.5%
2012
14.7%
15.9%
2011
14.6%
16%
2010
13.9%
15.2%
12%13%14%15%16%17%18%
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According to the definition of Statistics Belgium, the poverty threshold equals 60 percent of the average disposable income on an individual level. People with a lower income are considered poor.
The percentages are not cumulative. They represent the at-risk-of-poverty rate for each individual category.
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Statbel. (February 16, 2023). Share of Belgian population at risk of poverty from 2008 to 2022, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 14, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/529415/share-of-belgian-population-at-risk-of-poverty-by-gender/
Statbel. "Share of Belgian population at risk of poverty from 2008 to 2022, by gender." Chart. February 16, 2023. Statista. Accessed March 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/529415/share-of-belgian-population-at-risk-of-poverty-by-gender/
Statbel. (2023). Share of Belgian population at risk of poverty from 2008 to 2022, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/529415/share-of-belgian-population-at-risk-of-poverty-by-gender/
Statbel. "Share of Belgian Population at Risk of Poverty from 2008 to 2022, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/529415/share-of-belgian-population-at-risk-of-poverty-by-gender/
Statbel, Share of Belgian population at risk of poverty from 2008 to 2022, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/529415/share-of-belgian-population-at-risk-of-poverty-by-gender/ (last visited March 14, 2025)
Share of Belgian population at risk of poverty from 2008 to 2022, by gender [Graph], Statbel, February 16, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/529415/share-of-belgian-population-at-risk-of-poverty-by-gender/
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