Share living with less than 1 int per day in Belgium

Belgium: Share living with less than 1 int per day was 0.0031 in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.0031
Change on year
down 68.9%
World rank
99th
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.8
in 1992
All-time low
0.0031
in 2023
Years of data
27
1985–2023

Share living with less than 1 int per day in Belgium, 1985–2023

00.20.40.60.81985200420231985: 0.21988: 0.51992: 0.81995: 0.41997: 0.32000: 0.32003: 0.1352004: 0.0172005: 0.1352006: 0.1192007: 0.0662008: 0.0742009: 0.0562010: 0.0972011: 0.0722012: 0.142013: 0.1312014: 0.0352015: 0.0712016: 0.0572017: 0.1482018: 0.0642019: 0.0522020: 0.012021: 0.0232022: 0.012023: 0.003

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Belgium recorded 0.0031 for share living with less than 1 int per 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, share living with less than 1 int per day in Belgium peaked at 0.8 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0031, in 2023.

Belgium ranks 99th 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 living with less than 1 int per day in Belgium, year by year

Annual values for Share living with less than 1 int per day in Belgium, 1985 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1985 0.2 —
1988 0.5 +150.0%
1992 0.8 +60.0%
1995 0.4 -50.0%
1997 0.3 -25.0%
2000 0.3 +0.0%
2003 0.1348 -55.1%
2004 0.0166 -87.7%
2005 0.1346 +712.9%
2006 0.1188 -11.7%
2007 0.0655 -44.8%
2008 0.0741 +13.1%
2009 0.0558 -24.7%
2010 0.0966 +73.1%
2011 0.0723 -25.1%
2012 0.1402 +93.9%
2013 0.1313 -6.3%
2014 0.0352 -73.2%
2015 0.0708 +100.9%
2016 0.057 -19.4%
2017 0.1479 +159.2%
2018 0.0644 -56.4%
2019 0.0523 -18.8%
2020 0.0097 -81.4%
2021 0.0227 +132.9%
2022 0.01 -55.9%
2023 0.0031 -68.9%

Belgium compared with similar countries

  • Belgium's 0.0031 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1164, 3% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
  • Belgium's 0.0031 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0687, 5% of the median. (47 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Share living with less than 1 int per day 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.

YearChange FromTo
2005 +712.9% 0.0166 0.1346

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.35 0.2 0.5 2
1990s 0.5 0.3 0.8 3
2000s 0.1125 0.0166 0.3 8
2010s 0.0868 0.0352 0.1479 10
2020s 0.0114 0.0031 0.0227 4

Countries ranked near Belgium

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  6. 101 Azerbaijan 0 compare
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  8. 101 Belarus 0 compare
  9. 101 Bhutan 0 compare
  10. 101 China 0 compare
  11. 101 Czechia 0 compare
  12. 101 Jordan 0 compare
  13. 101 Kazakhstan 0 compare
  14. 101 Malaysia 0 compare
  15. 101 Moldova 0 compare
  16. 101 Mongolia 0 compare
  17. 101 Nepal 0 compare
  18. 101 Romania 0 compare
  19. 101 Russia 0 compare
  20. 101 Slovenia 0 compare
  21. 101 South Korea 0 compare
  22. 101 Taiwan 0 compare
  23. 101 Thailand 0 compare
  24. 101 Ukraine 0 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share living with less than 1 int per day in Belgium?
Share living with less than 1 int per day in Belgium was 0.0031 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share living with less than 1 int per day recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 0.8 in 1992.
What is the lowest share living with less than 1 int per day recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0031 in 2023.
How does Belgium rank for share living with less than 1 int per day?
Belgium ranks 99th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
Is share living with less than 1 int per 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Share living with less than 1 int per day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share living with less than 1 int per day
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 2,152 data points, 1963–2025
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