Statbel figures show that in 2021, 13.4% of Limburg residents were at risk of poverty or social exclusion. That corresponds to about 118,000 Limburg residents. On average in Flanders, this proportion was just slightly lower (12.4%). Compared to the other Flanders provinces, the risk of poverty and social exclusion was only higher in the province of Antwerp (15.8%). In West Flanders, the risk was lowest (9.6%).