Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data in Belgium
Belgium: Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data was 10,237 people in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data in Belgium, 1985–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 10,237 people for number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in 2023.
The figure is up 328.5% on the previous year and down 36.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in Belgium peaked at 90,406 people in 1992 and was at its lowest, 2,389 people, in 2022.
Belgium ranks 99th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data in Belgium, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 29,575 people | — |
| 1988 | 69,312 people | +134.4% |
| 1992 | 90,406 people | +30.4% |
| 1995 | 60,821 people | -32.7% |
| 1997 | 40,725 people | -33.0% |
| 2000 | 30,754 people | -24.5% |
| 2003 | 40,807 people | +32.7% |
| 2004 | 5,421 people | -86.7% |
| 2005 | 26,470 people | +388.3% |
| 2006 | 20,264 people | -23.4% |
| 2007 | 18,115 people | -10.6% |
| 2008 | 12,682 people | -30.0% |
| 2009 | 12,746 people | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 15,483 people | +21.5% |
| 2011 | 20,321 people | +31.2% |
| 2012 | 19,112 people | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 16,126 people | -15.6% |
| 2014 | 8,574 people | -46.8% |
| 2015 | 15,467 people | +80.4% |
| 2016 | 6,778 people | -56.2% |
| 2017 | 19,902 people | +193.6% |
| 2018 | 10,256 people | -48.5% |
| 2019 | 12,276 people | +19.7% |
| 2020 | 9,900 people | -19.4% |
| 2021 | 4,237 people | -57.2% |
| 2022 | 2,389 people | -43.6% |
| 2023 | 10,237 people | +328.5% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 10,237 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 41,302 people, 25% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 10,237 people is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 23,791 people, 43% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data in Belgium changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +388.3% | 5,421 people | 26,470 people |
| 2023 | +328.5% | 2,389 people | 10,237 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 49,444 people | 29,575 people | 69,312 people | 2 |
| 1990s | 63,984 people | 40,725 people | 90,406 people | 3 |
| 2000s | 20,907 people | 5,421 people | 40,807 people | 8 |
| 2010s | 14,430 people | 6,778 people | 20,321 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,691 people | 2,389 people | 10,237 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More poverty & inequality data for Belgium
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.38 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 8,486 kg per hectare (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 revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 42.6% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in Belgium?
- Number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in Belgium was 10,237 people in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 90,406 people in 1992.
- What is the lowest number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,389 people in 2022.
- How does Belgium rank for number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data?
- Belgium ranks 99th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.