Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Belgium
Belgium: Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio was 18.9% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Belgium, 2010–2020
Source: Government statistical agencies. Data for EU countires are from the EUROSTAT. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Belgium is 18.9%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Belgium peaked at 21.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 18.9%, in 2020.
Belgium ranks 25th of 40 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 20.8% | — |
| 2011 | 21.0% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 21.6% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 20.8% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 21.2% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 21.1% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 20.9% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 20.6% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 20.0% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 19.5% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 18.9% | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.8% | 19.5% | 21.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.9% | 18.9% | 18.9% | 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Belgium?
- Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Belgium was 18.9% in 2020, according to Government statistical agencies. Data for EU countires are from the EUROSTAT.
- What is the highest multidimensional poverty headcount ratio recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 21.6% in 2012.
- What is the lowest multidimensional poverty headcount ratio recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.9% in 2020.
- How does Belgium rank for multidimensional poverty headcount ratio?
- Belgium ranks 25th out of 40 countries with data for 2020.
- Is multidimensional poverty headcount ratio rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Government statistical agencies. Data for EU countires are from the EUROSTAT, published as part of Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of people who are multidimensionally poor