Share people multidimensional poverty national definitions in Belgium
Belgium: Share people multidimensional poverty national definitions was 18.2 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share people multidimensional poverty national definitions in Belgium, 2010–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share people multidimensional poverty national definitions in Belgium is 18.2, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share people multidimensional poverty national definitions in Belgium peaked at 21.6 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 18.2, in 2024.
That places Belgium 26th out of 43 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.75 | 19.5 | 21.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.64 | 18.2 | 18.9 | 5 |
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 share people multidimensional poverty national definitions in Belgium?
- Share people multidimensional poverty national definitions in Belgium was 18.2 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share people multidimensional poverty national definitions recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 21.6 in 2012.
- What is the lowest share people multidimensional poverty national definitions recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.2 in 2024.
- How does Belgium rank for share people multidimensional poverty national definitions?
- Belgium ranks 26th out of 43 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share people multidimensional poverty national definitions rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. 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 Share people multidimensional poverty national definitions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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