Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in Belgium
Belgium: Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of was 26.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
26.3%
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
1st
of 37 countries
All-time high
31.2%
in 2021
All-time low
20.8%
in 2018
Years of data
11
2015–2025
Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in Belgium, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in Belgium stood at 26.3%.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in Belgium peaked at 31.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 20.8%, in 2018.
That places Belgium 1st out of 37 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 24.9% | — |
| 2016 | 23.8% | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 22.6% | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 20.8% | -8.0% |
| 2019 | 24.2% | +16.3% |
| 2020 | 23.7% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 31.2% | +31.6% |
| 2022 | 28.1% | -9.9% |
| 2023 | 26.2% | -6.8% |
| 2024 | 26.1% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 26.3% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23.3% | 20.8% | 24.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 26.9% | 23.7% | 31.2% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Belgium
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.04 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.25 Percent per annum (2029)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 5.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0337 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 2,048 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 9.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.2395 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 14,552 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 4.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 0.212 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in Belgium?
- Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in Belgium was 26.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 31.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.8% in 2018.
- How does Belgium rank for persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of?
- Belgium ranks 1st out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of poverty thresholds, work intensity of the household and percentage of the benefits in total disposable income (population aged 18 to 64). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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