Poverty share on less than 30 per day in Belgium
Belgium: Poverty share on less than 30 per day was 7.03 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
7.03
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
113th
of 120 countries
All-time high
34
in 1985
All-time low
6.99
in 2022
Years of data
27
1985–2023
Poverty share on less than 30 per day in Belgium, 1985–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, poverty share on less than 30 per day in Belgium stood at 7.03.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 41.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty share on less than 30 per day in Belgium peaked at 34 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 6.99, in 2022.
That places Belgium 113th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 32.15 | 30.3 | 34 | 2 |
| 1990s | 18.87 | 15.9 | 23.4 | 3 |
| 2000s | 12.7 | 11.5 | 14.94 | 8 |
| 2010s | 10.85 | 8.14 | 11.99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.17 | 6.99 | 7.52 | 4 |
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 in Belgium?
- Poverty share on less than 30 per day in Belgium was 7.03 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty share on less than 30 per day recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 34 in 1985.
- What is the lowest poverty share on less than 30 per day recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.99 in 2022.
- How does Belgium rank for poverty share on less than 30 per day?
- Belgium ranks 113th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poverty share on less than 30 per day rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.0%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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