Belgium X-Ray uses open data from Statbel (Statistics Belgium), the official Belgian statistical office. Data includes fiscal income statistics, population figures, poverty rates, income inequality measures, and demographic breakdowns per municipality. All data is published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license.
All 583 Belgian municipalities (gemeenten/communes) are included, covering all three regions: Flanders (299), Wallonia (265), and Brussels-Capital (19). This reflects the municipal structure as of January 2025, including recent mergers.
Each municipality profile shows: median net income, income trend (2015-2023), inflation-adjusted income, income class distribution, poverty risk rate, poverty trend, income inequality (S80/S20 ratio), disposable income, total population, population growth (10 years), age pyramid, median age, gender ratio, nationality mix, region comparison, neighbour percentile, tax burden, composite score card, and national rank.
No. Belgium X-Ray is 100% client-side. All data is bundled in the page and all calculations happen in your browser. Nothing is uploaded, no cookies are set, and no personal data is collected.
The S80/S20 ratio measures income inequality by dividing the total income of the top 20% earners by the total income of the bottom 20%. A ratio of 4.0 means the richest fifth earns four times more than the poorest fifth. Belgium's national average is approximately 3.8.
The composite score combines four normalised metrics: median income rank (40% weight), poverty rate rank (30%), population growth rank (15%), and inequality rank (15%). Municipalities are graded A through F, where A represents the top-performing municipalities across all dimensions.
All figures are based on official Statbel open data, but the values shown are interpretations and derived calculations — they may contain errors. If you spot incorrect data, please reach out on X: @Jasper_be.