Distribution of population poverty thresholds in Belgium
Belgium: Distribution of population poverty thresholds was 11.75 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Distribution of population poverty thresholds in Belgium, 1985–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 11.75 million for distribution of population poverty thresholds 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 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population poverty thresholds in Belgium peaked at 11.75 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9.76 million, in 1985.
That places Belgium 39th 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 | 9.78 million | 9.76 million | 9.79 million | 2 |
| 1990s | 9.99 million | 9.91 million | 10.06 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 10.45 million | 10.15 million | 10.73 million | 8 |
| 2010s | 11.17 million | 10.81 million | 11.46 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.61 million | 11.50 million | 11.75 million | 4 |
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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 in Belgium?
- Distribution of population poverty thresholds in Belgium was 11.75 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population poverty thresholds recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 11.75 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest distribution of population poverty thresholds recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.76 million in 1985.
- How does Belgium rank for distribution of population poverty thresholds?
- Belgium ranks 39th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is distribution of population poverty thresholds rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. 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 poverty thresholds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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