Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines in Belgium
Belgium: Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines was 0.1% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines in Belgium, 1985–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share in poverty relative to different poverty lines in Belgium stood at 0.1%.
That represents a change of up 324.9% on the previous year and down 39.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in poverty relative to different poverty lines in Belgium peaked at 0.9% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2022.
Belgium ranks 102nd of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.3% | — |
| 1988 | 0.7% | +133.3% |
| 1992 | 0.9% | +28.6% |
| 1995 | 0.6% | -33.3% |
| 1997 | 0.4% | -33.3% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | -25.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | +31.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -86.8% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | +385.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -23.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | -11.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -30.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +20.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +29.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -16.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -47.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +79.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -56.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +192.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -48.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +19.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -19.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -57.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -44.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | +324.9% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 22% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3%, 25% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines in Belgium changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +385.6% | 0.1% | 0.3% |
| 2023 | +324.9% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 99 South Korea 0.1% compare
- 99 Taiwan 0.1% compare
- 101 Netherlands 0.1% compare
- 103 Luxembourg 0.1% compare
- 104 Ireland 0.1% compare
- 105 Iceland 0.1% compare
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 share in poverty relative to different poverty lines in Belgium?
- Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines in Belgium was 0.1% in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in poverty relative to different poverty lines recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 1992.
- What is the lowest share in poverty relative to different poverty lines recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2022.
- How does Belgium rank for share in poverty relative to different poverty lines?
- Belgium ranks 102nd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share in poverty relative to different poverty lines rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.9%. 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 (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.