Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Belgium
Belgium: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day was 0.0% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Belgium, 1985–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 0.0% for poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 68.9% on the previous year and down 97.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Belgium peaked at 0.8% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2023.
Belgium ranks 98th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Belgium?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Belgium was 0.0% in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 1992.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2023.
- How does Belgium rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day?
- Belgium ranks 98th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 97.6%. 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 Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $1 per day.