Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Belgium
Belgium: Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices was 3,472 people in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Belgium, 1985–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 3,472 people for number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 45.0% on the previous year and down 81.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Belgium peaked at 98,772 people in 1992 and was at its lowest, 3,472 people, in 2021.
Belgium ranks 101st of 119 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: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Belgium, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 23,678 people | — |
| 1988 | 47,311 people | +99.8% |
| 1992 | 98,772 people | +108.8% |
| 1995 | 41,805 people | -57.7% |
| 1997 | 50,141 people | +19.9% |
| 2000 | 31,318 people | -37.5% |
| 2003 | 30,549 people | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 5,421 people | -82.3% |
| 2005 | 20,231 people | +273.2% |
| 2006 | 17,820 people | -11.9% |
| 2007 | 16,093 people | -9.7% |
| 2008 | 12,682 people | -21.2% |
| 2009 | 11,615 people | -8.4% |
| 2010 | 14,940 people | +28.6% |
| 2011 | 18,574 people | +24.3% |
| 2012 | 17,390 people | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 16,126 people | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 8,574 people | -46.8% |
| 2015 | 7,977 people | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 6,778 people | -15.0% |
| 2017 | 16,820 people | +148.2% |
| 2018 | 9,269 people | -44.9% |
| 2019 | 9,025 people | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 6,315 people | -30.0% |
| 2021 | 3,472 people | -45.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35,494 people | 23,678 people | 47,311 people | 2 |
| 1990s | 63,573 people | 41,805 people | 98,772 people | 3 |
| 2000s | 18,216 people | 5,421 people | 31,318 people | 8 |
| 2010s | 12,547 people | 6,778 people | 18,574 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,894 people | 3,472 people | 6,315 people | 2 |
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: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Belgium?
- Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Belgium was 3,472 people in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 98,772 people in 1992.
- What is the lowest number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,472 people in 2021.
- How does Belgium rank for number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices?
- Belgium ranks 101st out of 119 countries with data for 2021.
- Is number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 81.3%. 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 (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption below $1.90 per day.