Society · 2023

Administrative poverty risk: ranking of municipalities

Administrative poverty risk: Saint-Josse-ten-Noode comes top with 32.8% and Zemst comes last with 3.4%. The median across 551 municipalities is 7.0%.

Podium and top 100

1Saint-Josse-ten-Noode32.8%2Molenbeek-Saint-Jean31.3%3Anderlecht28.0%

#	Municipality	Province	Administrative poverty risk
1	Saint-Josse-ten-Noode	Brussels-Capital	32.8%
2	Molenbeek-Saint-Jean	Brussels-Capital	31.3%
3	Anderlecht	Brussels-Capital	28.0%
4	Koekelberg	Brussels-Capital	26.2%
5	Schaerbeek	Brussels-Capital	26.0%
6	Charleroi	Hainaut	24.4%
7	Brussels	Brussels-Capital	24.3%
8	Dison	Liège	24.1%
9	Saint-Gilles	Brussels-Capital	23.7%
10	Liège	Liège	23.5%
11	Verviers	Liège	23.3%
12	Farciennes	Hainaut	22.0%
13	Seraing	Liège	21.4%
14	Forest	Brussels-Capital	20.9%
15	Jette	Brussels-Capital	20.5%
15	Quiévrain	Hainaut	20.5%
15	Colfontaine	Hainaut	20.5%
18	Berchem-Sainte-Agathe	Brussels-Capital	19.4%
18	Ganshoren	Brussels-Capital	19.4%
20	Evere	Brussels-Capital	19.3%
21	Châtelet	Hainaut	19.0%
22	Momignies	Hainaut	18.5%
22	Saint-Nicolas	Liège	18.5%
24	Boussu	Hainaut	18.3%
25	Antwerp	Antwerp	18.1%
26	Ixelles	Brussels-Capital	18.0%
27	Quaregnon	Hainaut	17.7%
28	Etterbeek	Brussels-Capital	17.6%
29	Herstal	Liège	17.5%
30	La Louvière	Hainaut	17.4%
31	Chimay	Hainaut	16.7%
31	Couvin	Namur	16.7%
33	Dour	Hainaut	16.3%
33	Mons	Hainaut	16.3%
33	Huy	Liège	16.3%
36	Erquelinnes	Hainaut	16.0%
36	Bouillon	Luxembourg	16.0%
38	Frameries	Hainaut	15.8%
39	Dinant	Namur	15.5%
40	Hastière	Namur	15.4%
41	Fontaine-l’Evêque	Hainaut	15.2%
42	Kelmis	Liège	15.1%
43	Eupen	Liège	14.9%
44	Aiseau-Presles	Hainaut	14.8%
44	Manage	Hainaut	14.8%
44	Ans	Liège	14.8%
47	Grâce-Hollogne	Liège	14.5%
48	Courcelles	Hainaut	14.3%
48	Viroinval	Namur	14.3%
50	Mouscron	Hainaut	14.1%
51	Froidchapelle	Hainaut	14.0%
52	Vresse-sur-Semois	Namur	13.9%
52	Namur	Namur	13.9%
54	Binche	Hainaut	13.8%
55	Uccle	Brussels-Capital	13.6%
55	Anderlues	Hainaut	13.6%
57	Ronse	East Flanders	13.5%
57	Fleurus	Hainaut	13.5%
59	Tournai	Hainaut	13.4%
60	Flémalle	Liège	13.2%
61	Watermael-Boitsfort	Brussels-Capital	13.1%
62	Sivry-Rance	Hainaut	12.9%
62	Morlanwelz	Hainaut	12.9%
62	Beyne-Heusay	Liège	12.9%
65	Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont	Hainaut	12.8%
65	Visé	Liège	12.8%
67	Oupeye	Liège	12.6%
68	Comines-Warneton	Hainaut	12.5%
69	Merbes-le-Château	Hainaut	12.4%
69	Daverdisse	Luxembourg	12.4%
69	Sambreville	Namur	12.4%
72	Hensies	Hainaut	12.3%
73	Engis	Liège	12.2%
73	Herbeumont	Luxembourg	12.2%
75	Péruwelz	Hainaut	12.1%
75	Beauraing	Namur	12.1%
77	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	Brussels-Capital	12.0%
77	Beaumont	Hainaut	12.0%
79	Saint-Ghislain	Hainaut	11.9%
79	Spa	Liège	11.9%
79	Houyet	Namur	11.9%
82	Florenville	Luxembourg	11.8%
82	Doische	Namur	11.8%
84	Philippeville	Namur	11.7%
85	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	Walloon Brabant	11.6%
85	Vielsalm	Luxembourg	11.6%
85	Gedinne	Namur	11.6%
88	Sint-Niklaas	East Flanders	11.5%
88	Thuin	Hainaut	11.5%
90	Baarle-Hertog	Antwerp	11.4%
90	Ghent	East Flanders	11.4%
90	Bernissart	Hainaut	11.4%
90	Fléron	Liège	11.4%
94	Comblain-au-Pont	Liège	11.3%
94	Saint-Hubert	Luxembourg	11.3%
96	Ostend	West Flanders	11.1%
96	Rouvroy	Luxembourg	11.1%
98	Antoing	Hainaut	11.0%
98	Pepinster	Liège	11.0%
98	Virton	Luxembourg	11.0%

Bottom of the ranking

#	Municipality	Province	Administrative poverty risk
536	As	Limburg	4.0%
536	La Bruyère	Namur	4.0%
539	Oosterzele	East Flanders	3.9%
540	Schelle	Antwerp	3.8%
540	Boortmeerbeek	Flemish Brabant	3.8%
540	Wortegem-Petegem	East Flanders	3.8%
540	Zwalm	East Flanders	3.8%
544	Laakdal	Antwerp	3.7%
544	Holsbeek	Flemish Brabant	3.7%
544	Zedelgem	West Flanders	3.7%
547	Begijnendijk	Flemish Brabant	3.6%
547	Hoegaarden	Flemish Brabant	3.6%
549	Rotselaar	Flemish Brabant	3.5%
549	Horebeke	East Flanders	3.5%
551	Zemst	Flemish Brabant	3.4%

Regions compared

Population-weighted averages for rates; totals for counts.

Other rankings on the same theme

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Frequently asked questions

Which municipality ranks first for “Administrative poverty risk”?

Saint-Josse-ten-Noode ranks first for “Administrative poverty risk”, with 32.8%.

What is the median for “Administrative poverty risk”?

The median across the 551 ranked municipalities is 7.0%.