Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Belgium
Belgium: Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty was 1.38 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.38
Change on year
down 10.9%
World rank
190th
of 229 countries
All-time high
2.7
in 1964
All-time low
1.38
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Belgium, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Belgium stood at 1.38. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.9% on the previous year and down 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Belgium peaked at 2.7 in 1964 and was at its lowest, 1.38, in 2023.
Belgium ranks 190th of 229 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.35 | — |
| 1951 | 2.29 | -2.4% |
| 1952 | 2.33 | +1.9% |
| 1953 | 2.33 | -0.2% |
| 1954 | 2.36 | +1.5% |
| 1955 | 2.38 | +0.9% |
| 1956 | 2.41 | +1.1% |
| 1957 | 2.45 | +1.8% |
| 1958 | 2.5 | +1.9% |
| 1959 | 2.56 | +2.4% |
| 1960 | 2.53 | -1.0% |
| 1961 | 2.62 | +3.5% |
| 1962 | 2.6 | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 2.68 | +3.1% |
| 1964 | 2.7 | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 2.61 | -3.3% |
| 1966 | 2.52 | -3.6% |
| 1967 | 2.41 | -4.4% |
| 1968 | 2.31 | -4.1% |
| 1969 | 2.28 | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 2.25 | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 2.21 | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 2.09 | -5.3% |
| 1973 | 1.95 | -6.6% |
| 1974 | 1.84 | -5.9% |
| 1975 | 1.75 | -4.8% |
| 1976 | 1.74 | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 1.73 | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 1.71 | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 1.71 | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 1.69 | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 1.67 | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 1.61 | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 1.56 | -3.1% |
| 1984 | 1.53 | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 1.5 | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 1.54 | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 1.54 | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 1.57 | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 1.58 | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 1.62 | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 1.66 | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 1.65 | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 1.61 | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 1.56 | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 1.56 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 1.59 | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 1.6 | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 1.59 | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 1.61 | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 1.66 | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 1.67 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.65 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 1.67 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 1.72 | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 1.75 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 1.79 | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 1.81 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 1.85 | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 1.83 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 1.85 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 1.8 | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 1.78 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 1.75 | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 1.73 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 1.69 | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 1.68 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.64 | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 1.62 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 1.61 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.57 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 1.6 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 1.55 | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 1.38 | -10.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.4 | 2.29 | 2.56 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.53 | 2.28 | 2.7 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.9 | 1.71 | 2.25 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.58 | 1.5 | 1.69 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.61 | 1.56 | 1.66 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.74 | 1.65 | 1.85 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.71 | 1.61 | 1.85 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.52 | 1.38 | 1.6 | 4 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Belgium
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- 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)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 20.62 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Belgium?
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Belgium was 1.38 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7 in 1964.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.38 in 2023.
- How does Belgium rank for fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty?
- Belgium ranks 190th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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