Poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp in Belgium
Belgium: Poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp was 14.99 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp in Belgium, 1985–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp in Belgium stood at 14.99. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 39.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp in Belgium peaked at 58 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 14.99, in 2021.
That places Belgium 111th out of 119 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 56.24 | 54.47 | 58 | 2 |
| 1990s | 37.71 | 33.48 | 45.96 | 3 |
| 2000s | 25.73 | 22.52 | 29.39 | 8 |
| 2010s | 21.76 | 17.56 | 24.91 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.3 | 14.99 | 15.62 | 2 |
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 poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp in Belgium?
- Poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp in Belgium was 14.99 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 58 in 1985.
- What is the lowest poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.99 in 2021.
- How does Belgium rank for poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp?
- Belgium ranks 111th out of 119 countries with data for 2021.
- Is poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.8%. 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 Poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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