Distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Belgium
Belgium: Distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp was 11.54 million in 2021. ▲ Rising
Distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Belgium, 1985–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Belgium is 11.54 million, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Belgium peaked at 11.54 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 9.69 million, in 1985.
Belgium ranks 33rd of 119 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.72 million | 9.69 million | 9.75 million | 2 |
| 1990s | 9.94 million | 9.88 million | 10.01 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 10.41 million | 10.13 million | 10.66 million | 8 |
| 2010s | 11.14 million | 10.76 million | 11.42 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.51 million | 11.48 million | 11.54 million | 2 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
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- 35 Morocco 11.04 million compare
- 36 Czechia 10.34 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)
- 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 poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Belgium?
- Distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Belgium was 11.54 million in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 11.54 million in 2021.
- What is the lowest distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.69 million in 1985.
- How does Belgium rank for distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp?
- Belgium ranks 33rd out of 119 countries with data for 2021.
- Is distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. 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 poverty thresholds 2011 ppp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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