Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Belgium
Belgium: Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure was 9.6% 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 9.6%. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.9% on the previous year and down 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Belgium peaked at 13.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 9.6%, in 2025.
Belgium ranks 23rd 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 | 12.4% | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 13.5% | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 12.7% | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 11.7% | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 12.6% | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 12.5% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 10.1% | -19.2% |
| 2022 | 9.8% | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 11.6% | +18.4% |
| 2024 | 11.7% | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 9.6% | -17.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.7% | 11.7% | 13.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 9.6% | 12.5% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Belgium
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.1652 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.1676 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.1614 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.59 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1395 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 12,349 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 139 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 5,498 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 5,563 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 11,061 1000 No (2100)
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 9.6% 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 13.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.6% in 2025.
- How does Belgium rank for persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure?
- Belgium ranks 23rd 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 22.6%. 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 employment status and income quintile. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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