Households pushed below or further below a relative poverty line (refl in Belgium
Belgium: Households pushed below or further below a relative poverty line (refl was 1.1% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
1.1%
Change on year
up 33.4%
World rank
23rd
of 26 countries
All-time high
2.1%
in 2012
All-time low
0.9%
in 2018
Years of data
5
2012–2020
Households pushed below or further below a relative poverty line (refl in Belgium, 2012–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2020, households pushed below or further below a relative poverty line (refl in Belgium stood at 1.1%.
The figure is up 33.4% on the previous year and down 45.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households pushed below or further below a relative poverty line (refl in Belgium peaked at 2.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2018.
That places Belgium 23rd out of 26 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.5% | 0.9% | 2.1% | 4 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1 |
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 households pushed below or further below a relative poverty line (refl in Belgium?
- Households pushed below or further below a relative poverty line (refl in Belgium was 1.1% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest households pushed below or further below a relative poverty line (refl recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest households pushed below or further below a relative poverty line (refl recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2018.
- How does Belgium rank for households pushed below or further below a relative poverty line (refl?
- Belgium ranks 23rd out of 26 countries with data for 2020.
- Is households pushed below or further below a relative poverty line (refl rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Households pushed below or further below a relative poverty line (reflecting basic needs: food, housing, utilities - developed by WHO/Europe) by out-of-pocket payments (%, national). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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