Above or below extreme poverty line world bank in Belgium

Belgium: Above or below extreme poverty line world bank was 11.77 million in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
11.77 million
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
57th
of 120 countries
All-time high
11.77 million
in 2023
All-time low
9.83 million
in 1985
Years of data
27
1985–2023

Above or below extreme poverty line world bank in Belgium, 1985–2023

02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M1985200420231985: 9.8M1988: 9.8M1992: 10.0M1995: 10.1M1997: 10.1M2000: 10.2M2003: 10.3M2004: 10.4M2005: 10.5M2006: 10.5M2007: 10.6M2008: 10.7M2009: 10.8M2010: 10.9M2011: 11.0M2012: 11.1M2013: 11.1M2014: 11.2M2015: 11.3M2016: 11.3M2017: 11.4M2018: 11.4M2019: 11.5M2020: 11.5M2021: 11.6M2022: 11.7M2023: 11.8M

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Belgium recorded 11.77 million for above or below extreme poverty line world bank in 2023. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, above or below extreme poverty line world bank in Belgium peaked at 11.77 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9.83 million, in 1985.

That places Belgium 57th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 9.83 million 9.83 million 9.83 million 2
1990s 10.06 million 9.95 million 10.14 million 3
2000s 10.50 million 10.22 million 10.78 million 8
2010s 11.22 million 10.88 million 11.48 million 10
2020s 11.64 million 11.53 million 11.77 million 4

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 54 Burkina Faso 12.94 million compare
  2. 55 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 12.16 million compare
  3. 56 Tunisia 11.99 million compare
  4. 58 Guinea 11.37 million compare
  5. 59 Dominican Republic 11.34 million compare
  6. 60 Czechia 10.86 million compare

See the full ranking of 120 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is above or below extreme poverty line world bank in Belgium?
Above or below extreme poverty line world bank in Belgium was 11.77 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest above or below extreme poverty line world bank recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 11.77 million in 2023.
What is the lowest above or below extreme poverty line world bank recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 9.83 million in 1985.
How does Belgium rank for above or below extreme poverty line world bank?
Belgium ranks 57th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
Is above or below extreme poverty line world bank rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Above or below extreme poverty line world bank. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Above or below extreme poverty line world bank
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 2,148 data points, 1963–2025
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