Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Belgium
Belgium: Proportion of population living below the national poverty line was 12.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
12.3%
Change on year
down 6.8%
World rank
54th
of 73 countries
All-time high
14.8%
in 2018
All-time low
12.3%
in 2022
Years of data
5
2018–2022
Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Belgium, 2018–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Belgium is 12.3%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.8% on the previous year and down 16.9% over five years.
That places Belgium 54th out of 73 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 14.8% | — |
| 2019 | 14.1% | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 12.7% | -9.9% |
| 2021 | 13.2% | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 12.3% | -6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.4% | 14.1% | 14.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 12.7% | 12.3% | 13.2% | 3 |
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 proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Belgium?
- Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Belgium was 12.3% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population living below the national poverty line recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 14.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest proportion of population living below the national poverty line recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.3% in 2022.
- How does Belgium rank for proportion of population living below the national poverty line?
- Belgium ranks 54th out of 73 countries with data for 2022.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population living below the national poverty line (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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