Distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in Belgium
Belgium: Distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke was 10,237 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in Belgium, 1985–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in Belgium stood at 10,237.
The figure is up 328.5% on the previous year and down 36.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in Belgium peaked at 90,406 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 2,389, in 2022.
Belgium ranks 99th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 49,444 | 29,575 | 69,312 | 2 |
| 1990s | 63,984 | 40,725 | 90,406 | 3 |
| 2000s | 20,907 | 5,421 | 40,807 | 8 |
| 2010s | 14,430 | 6,778 | 20,321 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,691 | 2,389 | 10,237 | 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 thresholds stacke in Belgium?
- Distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in Belgium was 10,237 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 90,406 in 1992.
- What is the lowest distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,389 in 2022.
- How does Belgium rank for distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke?
- Belgium ranks 99th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 thresholds stacked bar. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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