Poverty and living standards in Arr. Nivelles (Wallonia, Belgium): official figures
7.7% of the tax returns filed in the Nivelles arrondissement for 2023 declared no taxable income at all, the 9th highest share of the 44 Belgian arrondissements (Belgium: 7.1%).
How much does a house cost in the Nivelles arrondissement?
The median house (closed, semi-detached or detached) sold for €405,000 in the Nivelles arrondissement in 2025, the 4th highest of the 42 arrondissements with their own price series and 29% above the Belgian median of €315,000.
Source: Statbel (Belgian statistical office) · saved copyHow much does an apartment cost in the Nivelles arrondissement?
Apartments in the Nivelles arrondissement changed hands at a median of €260,000 in 2025, across 1,305 sales recorded in the deeds (Belgian median €250,000).
Source: Statbel (Belgian statistical office) · saved copyWhat is the poverty rate in the Nivelles arrondissement?
8.3% of residents of the Nivelles arrondissement lived below the administrative poverty threshold of €17,681 a year in 2023, the 21st lowest rate of the 44 arrondissements (Belgium: 10.7%).
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- Median house prices in the Nivelles arrondissement rose 42% in ten years, from €285,000 in 2015 to €405,000 in 2025 (Belgium: 57%). Source: Statbel (Belgian statistical office) · saved copy
- A detached house with four or more facades cost a median €485,000 in the Nivelles arrondissement in 2025, against €345,000 for a terraced or semi-detached house with two or three facades. Source: Statbel (Belgian statistical office) · saved copy
- 3,862 houses were sold in the Nivelles arrondissement in 2025; a quarter of them went for less than €310,000 and a quarter for more than €550,000. Source: Statbel (Belgian statistical office) · saved copy
- The administrative poverty-risk rate in the Nivelles arrondissement went from 9.5% in 2015 to 8.3% in 2023, a change of -1.3 percentage points (Belgium: 12.7% to 10.7%). Source: Statbel (Belgian statistical office) · saved copy
- Among the 27 communes of the Nivelles arrondissement with published figures, median equivalised disposable income in 2023 ranged from €28,675 in Tubize to €33,746 in Chaumont-Gistoux. Source: Statbel (Belgian statistical office) · saved copy
How Arr. Nivelles compares with other arrondissements in Belgium
Tax returns declaring no taxable income (2023)
Arr. Nivelles ranks 9 of 44, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Tax returns declaring no taxable income |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Arr. La Louvière | 9.1% |
| 7 | Arr. Soignies | 7.9% |
| 8 | Arr. Namur | 7.8% |
| 9 | Arr. Nivelles | 7.7% |
| 10 | Arr. Virton | 7.6% |
| 11 | Arr. Tournai-Mouscron | 7.5% |
| 12 | Arr. Verviers — communes francophones | 7.3% |
Administrative risk of poverty (2023)
Arr. Nivelles ranks 24 of 44, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Administrative risk of poverty |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Arr. Virton | 8.6% |
| 22 | Arr. Sint-Niklaas | 8.4% |
| 23 | Arr. Oostende | 8.3% |
| 24 | Arr. Nivelles | 8.3% |
| 25 | Arr. Gent | 7.9% |
| 26 | Arr. Veurne | 7.6% |
| 27 | Arr. Kortrijk | 7.3% |
Change in administrative risk of poverty, 2015-2023 (points) (2023)
Arr. Nivelles ranks 11 of 44, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Change in administrative risk of poverty, 2015-2023 (points) |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Arr. Roeselare | -1.0 |
| 9 | Arr. Turnhout | -1.1 |
| 10 | Arr. Oudenaarde | -1.2 |
| 11 | Arr. Nivelles | -1.3 |
| 12 | Arr. Mechelen | -1.3 |
| 13 | Arr. Hasselt | -1.4 |
| 14 | Bezirk Verviers — Deutschsprachige Gemeinschaft | -1.4 |
Median house sale price (2025)
Arr. Nivelles ranks 4 of 42, highest first. The two parts of the Verviers arrondissement are not shown separately by Statbel.
| Rank | Area | Median house sale price |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad | €530,000 |
| 2 | Arr. Halle-Vilvoorde | €415,000 |
| 3 | Arr. Antwerpen | €405,000 |
| 4 | Arr. Nivelles | €405,000 |
| 5 | Arr. Gent | €390,000 |
| 6 | Arr. Leuven | €385,000 |
| 7 | Arr. Brugge | €365,000 |
Change in median house price, 2015-2025 (2025)
Arr. Nivelles ranks 36 of 42, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Change in median house price, 2015-2025 |
|---|---|---|
| 33 | Arr. Diksmuide | +43% |
| 34 | Arr. Ieper | +43% |
| 35 | Arr. Tielt | +43% |
| 36 | Arr. Nivelles | +42% |
| 37 | Arr. Thuin | +42% |
| 38 | Arr. Mons | +42% |
| 39 | Arr. Veurne | +40% |
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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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