Poverty and living standards in Arr. Ieper (Flanders, Belgium): official figures
3.4% of the tax returns filed in the Ieper arrondissement for 2023 declared no taxable income at all, the 4th lowest share of the 44 Belgian arrondissements (Belgium: 7.1%).
What is the median house price in the Ieper arrondissement?
The median house (closed, semi-detached or detached) sold for €250,000 in the Ieper arrondissement in 2025, the 15th lowest of the 42 arrondissements with their own price series and 21% below the Belgian median of €315,000.
Source: Statbel (Belgian statistical office) · saved copyHow much does an apartment cost in the Ieper arrondissement?
Apartments in the Ieper arrondissement changed hands at a median of €220,000 in 2025, across 152 sales recorded in the deeds (Belgian median €250,000).
Source: Statbel (Belgian statistical office) · saved copyHow many people are poor in the Ieper arrondissement?
6.6% of residents of the Ieper arrondissement lived below the administrative poverty threshold of €17,681 a year in 2023, the 10th lowest rate of the 44 arrondissements (Belgium: 10.7%).
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- Median house prices in the Ieper arrondissement rose 43% in ten years, from €175,000 in 2015 to €250,000 in 2025 (Belgium: 57%). Source: Statbel (Belgian statistical office) · saved copy
- A detached house with four or more facades cost a median €360,000 in the Ieper arrondissement in 2025, against €220,000 for a terraced or semi-detached house with two or three facades. Source: Statbel (Belgian statistical office) · saved copy
- 1,203 houses were sold in the Ieper arrondissement in 2025; a quarter of them went for less than €175,000 and a quarter for more than €349,000. Source: Statbel (Belgian statistical office) · saved copy
- The administrative poverty-risk rate in the Ieper arrondissement went from 8.2% in 2015 to 6.6% in 2023, a change of -1.6 percentage points (Belgium: 12.7% to 10.7%). Source: Statbel (Belgian statistical office) · saved copy
- Among the 8 communes of the Ieper arrondissement with published figures, median equivalised disposable income in 2023 ranged from €27,010 in Mesen to €30,986 in Zonnebeke. Source: Statbel (Belgian statistical office) · saved copy
How Arr. Ieper compares with other arrondissements in Belgium
Tax returns declaring no taxable income (2023)
Arr. Ieper ranks 41 of 44, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Tax returns declaring no taxable income |
|---|---|---|
| 38 | Arr. Maaseik | 3.7% |
| 39 | Arr. Dendermonde | 3.7% |
| 40 | Arr. Roeselare | 3.5% |
| 41 | Arr. Ieper | 3.4% |
| 42 | Arr. Veurne | 3.1% |
| 43 | Arr. Diksmuide | 3.0% |
| 44 | Arr. Tielt | 2.5% |
Administrative risk of poverty (2023)
Arr. Ieper ranks 35 of 44, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Administrative risk of poverty |
|---|---|---|
| 32 | Arr. Oudenaarde | 6.9% |
| 33 | Arr. Waremme | 6.8% |
| 34 | Arr. Aalst | 6.7% |
| 35 | Arr. Ieper | 6.6% |
| 36 | Arr. Roeselare | 6.6% |
| 37 | Arr. Eeklo | 6.5% |
| 38 | Arr. Dendermonde | 6.4% |
Change in administrative risk of poverty, 2015-2023 (points) (2023)
Arr. Ieper ranks 19 of 44, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Change in administrative risk of poverty, 2015-2023 (points) |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Arr. Brugge | -1.5 |
| 17 | Arr. Maaseik | -1.5 |
| 18 | Arr. Tongeren | -1.6 |
| 19 | Arr. Ieper | -1.6 |
| 20 | Arr. Tournai-Mouscron | -1.7 |
| 21 | Arr. Antwerpen | -1.7 |
| 22 | Arr. Eeklo | -1.8 |
Median house sale price (2025)
Arr. Ieper ranks 28 of 42, highest first. The two parts of the Verviers arrondissement are not shown separately by Statbel.
| Rank | Area | Median house sale price |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Arr. Kortrijk | €275,000 |
| 26 | Arr. Bastogne | €270,000 |
| 27 | Arr. Waremme | €270,000 |
| 28 | Arr. Ieper | €250,000 |
| 29 | Arr. Virton | €248,000 |
| 30 | Arr. Huy | €245,000 |
| 31 | Arr. Soignies | €245,000 |
Change in median house price, 2015-2025 (2025)
Arr. Ieper ranks 34 of 42, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Change in median house price, 2015-2025 |
|---|---|---|
| 31 | Arr. Charleroi | +46% |
| 32 | Arr. La Louvière | +44% |
| 33 | Arr. Diksmuide | +43% |
| 34 | Arr. Ieper | +43% |
| 35 | Arr. Tielt | +43% |
| 36 | Arr. Nivelles | +42% |
| 37 | Arr. Thuin | +42% |
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Sources
- Statbel (Belgian statistical office): Fiscal statistics on income subject to personal income tax, by municipality of residence, income years 2005-2023 (TF_PSNL_INC_TAX_MUNTY), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 5ff459c06f5f…)
- Statbel (Belgian statistical office): Equivalent administrative disposable income and administrative risk of poverty by municipality, income years 2015-2023 (DataLab), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 8fd608fc02ca…)
- Statbel (Belgian statistical office): Real estate sales according to the nature of the property in the deed of sale, by municipality, arrondissement, province and region, 2010-2026, read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 bd4fa1121df7…)
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