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
Above or below extreme poverty line world bank in Belgium, 1985–2023
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 54 Burkina Faso 12.94 million compare
- 55 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 12.16 million compare
- 56 Tunisia 11.99 million compare
- 58 Guinea 11.37 million compare
- 59 Dominican Republic 11.34 million compare
- 60 Czechia 10.86 million compare
More poverty & inequality data for Belgium
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.38 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 8,486 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -1.37 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 42.58 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 42.58 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 0.4793 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.031 (2023)
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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