This statistic shows the share of the Belgian population that is at risk of poverty from 2008 to 2018, by age. In 2018, 20.2 percent of the people between 0 and 15 years old were at risk of poverty, and 17 percent of the people older than 65 were at risk of poverty.
Share of Belgian population at risk of poverty from 2008 to 2018, by age*
* 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. (May 17, 2019). Share of Belgian population at risk of poverty from 2008 to 2018, by age* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 05, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/529426/share-of-belgian-population-at-risk-of-poverty-by-age/
Statbel. "Share of Belgian population at risk of poverty from 2008 to 2018, by age*." Chart. May 17, 2019. Statista. Accessed April 05, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/529426/share-of-belgian-population-at-risk-of-poverty-by-age/
Statbel. (2019). Share of Belgian population at risk of poverty from 2008 to 2018, by age*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 05, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/529426/share-of-belgian-population-at-risk-of-poverty-by-age/
Statbel. "Share of Belgian Population at Risk of Poverty from 2008 to 2018, by Age*." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 May 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/529426/share-of-belgian-population-at-risk-of-poverty-by-age/
Statbel, Share of Belgian population at risk of poverty from 2008 to 2018, by age* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/529426/share-of-belgian-population-at-risk-of-poverty-by-age/ (last visited April 05, 2020)
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