Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in Belgium
Belgium: Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh was 9.76 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in Belgium, 1985–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in Belgium stood at 9.76 million.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in Belgium peaked at 9.79 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.01 million, in 1985.
That places Belgium 20th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.18 million | 4.01 million | 4.35 million | 2 |
| 1990s | 6.19 million | 5.28 million | 6.69 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 7.73 million | 7.22 million | 8.28 million | 8 |
| 2010s | 8.71 million | 8.22 million | 9.40 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.74 million | 9.67 million | 9.79 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
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)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 42.58 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.031 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 20.62 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.0781 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.0781 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.0919 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.1132 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in Belgium?
- Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in Belgium was 9.76 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 9.79 million in 2021.
- What is the lowest distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.01 million in 1985.
- How does Belgium rank for distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh?
- Belgium ranks 20th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. 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 Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresholds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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