1 in 6 children
lives in poverty in Belgium.
Doubled
this is what the persistent poverty rate among children under 18 did between 2007 and 2017 in Belgium.
Source: Education and Training Monitor 2019 Belgium Report, European Commission
19.5%
is the risk of poverty or social exclusion in Belgium.
Source: Statbel
15%
is the deprivation rate of children in Belgium.
Source: King Baudouin Foundation
5
is the number of generations it takes on average to break the reproduction of a situation of poverty.
