Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Belgium
Belgium: Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure was 9.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Belgium, 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Belgium stood at 9.7%. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 16.4% on the previous year and down 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Belgium peaked at 13.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 2025.
Belgium ranks 24th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 13.5% | — |
| 2015 | 12.5% | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 13.6% | +8.8% |
| 2017 | 12.7% | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 11.7% | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 12.7% | +8.5% |
| 2020 | 12.5% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 10.1% | -19.2% |
| 2022 | 9.9% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 11.6% | +17.2% |
| 2024 | 11.6% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 9.7% | -16.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.8% | 11.7% | 13.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 9.7% | 12.5% | 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 who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Belgium?
- Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Belgium was 9.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 13.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 2025.
- How does Belgium rank for persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure?
- Belgium ranks 24th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure activity by age, sex and income group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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