Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Belgium
Belgium: Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line was 0.2559 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Belgium, 1985–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Belgium is 0.2559, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 44.1% on the previous year and down 52.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Belgium peaked at 1.2 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.1776, in 2022.
That places Belgium 117th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.8 | — |
| 1988 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.2 | +50.0% |
| 1995 | 1.1 | -8.3% |
| 1997 | 1 | -9.1% |
| 2000 | 0.9 | -10.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9068 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.421 | -53.6% |
| 2005 | 0.5502 | +30.7% |
| 2006 | 0.4435 | -19.4% |
| 2007 | 0.4183 | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 0.3322 | -20.6% |
| 2009 | 0.3446 | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.4894 | +42.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6251 | +27.7% |
| 2012 | 0.476 | -23.9% |
| 2013 | 0.5333 | +12.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2722 | -49.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2318 | -14.9% |
| 2016 | 0.3138 | +35.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3562 | +13.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2065 | -42.0% |
| 2019 | 0.234 | +13.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2847 | +21.6% |
| 2021 | 0.253 | -11.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1776 | -29.8% |
| 2023 | 0.2559 | +44.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.1 | 1 | 1.2 | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.5396 | 0.3322 | 0.9068 | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.3738 | 0.2065 | 0.6251 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2428 | 0.1776 | 0.2847 | 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)
- 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 revenues vs income inequality 42.58 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 0.4793 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.031 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Belgium?
- Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Belgium was 0.2559 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share living with less than upper middle income poverty line recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2 in 1992.
- What is the lowest share living with less than upper middle income poverty line recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1776 in 2022.
- How does Belgium rank for share living with less than upper middle income poverty line?
- Belgium ranks 117th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share living with less than upper middle income poverty line rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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