Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%) in Belgium
Belgium: Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%) was 16.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Belgium, 2010–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Belgium is 16.5%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.8% on the previous year and down 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Belgium peaked at 21.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 16.5%, in 2025.
Belgium ranks 36th of 48 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%) in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 20.8% | — |
| 2011 | 21.0% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 21.6% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 20.8% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 21.2% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 21.1% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 20.9% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 20.6% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 20.0% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 19.5% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 18.9% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 18.8% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 18.7% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 18.6% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 18.3% | -1.6% |
| 2025 | 16.5% | -9.8% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 16.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.0%, 82% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 16.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 18.6%, 89% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.8% | 19.5% | 21.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.3% | 16.5% | 18.9% | 6 |
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 in multidimensional poverty in Belgium?
- Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Belgium was 16.5% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 21.6% in 2012.
- What is the lowest proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.5% in 2025.
- How does Belgium rank for proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty?
- Belgium ranks 36th out of 48 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 in multidimensional poverty (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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