Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Belgium
Belgium: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income was 8.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Belgium, 1985–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Belgium stood at 8.3%.
That represents a change of up 9.2% on the previous year and down 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Belgium peaked at 10.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 1985.
That places Belgium 100th out of 130 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 5.8% | — |
| 1988 | 6.7% | +15.5% |
| 1992 | 7.0% | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 8.3% | +18.6% |
| 1997 | 7.8% | -6.0% |
| 2000 | 7.0% | -10.3% |
| 2003 | 9.3% | +32.9% |
| 2004 | 9.1% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 8.5% | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 9.1% | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 9.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 8.8% | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 9.4% | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 9.6% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 10.2% | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 9.1% | -10.8% |
| 2013 | 10.1% | +11.0% |
| 2014 | 9.7% | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 10.5% | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 10.3% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 9.9% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 9.6% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 8.6% | -10.4% |
| 2020 | 7.9% | -8.1% |
| 2021 | 8.1% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 7.6% | -6.2% |
| 2023 | 8.3% | +9.2% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 8.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.7%, 71% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 8.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.0%, 75% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.2% | 5.8% | 6.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 7.7% | 7.0% | 8.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 8.8% | 7.0% | 9.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 9.8% | 8.6% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.0% | 7.6% | 8.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More infrastructure data for Belgium
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 12.20 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 103.91 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.49 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 21.18 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2097 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -10.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 2.49 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.03 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Belgium?
- Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Belgium was 8.3% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 10.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 1985.
- How does Belgium rank for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Belgium ranks 100th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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