Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Belgium
Belgium: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day was 0.3% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 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
In 2023, poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Belgium stood at 0.3%.
The figure is up 35.1% on the previous year and down 58.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Belgium peaked at 1.4% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2022.
Belgium ranks 117th 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.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 1.0% | — |
| 1988 | 1.1% | +10.0% |
| 1992 | 1.3% | +18.2% |
| 1995 | 1.4% | +7.7% |
| 1997 | 1.2% | -14.3% |
| 2000 | 1.0% | -16.7% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | +9.5% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -59.4% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | +64.4% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | -25.8% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +22.4% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | +23.6% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | +11.6% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -28.6% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | +18.8% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -50.8% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +44.6% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +12.9% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -39.2% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -13.2% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +12.2% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -11.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -21.2% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | +35.1% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.8%, 16% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.0%, 7% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 1.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 114 Netherlands 0.4% compare
- 115 Switzerland 0.3% compare
- 116 Ireland 0.3% compare
- 118 Luxembourg 0.3% compare
- 119 Slovenia 0.2% compare
- 120 Cyprus 0.2% compare
More reference data data for Belgium
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9298 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1382 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7526 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Belgium?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Belgium was 0.3% 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 $10 a day recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 1995.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2022.
- How does Belgium rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day?
- Belgium ranks 117th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.3%. 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 $10 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 $10 per day.