Persons by risk: intersections of EU 2020 Strategy poverty … age in Belgium
Belgium: Persons by risk: intersections of EU 2020 Strategy poverty … age was 89 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Belgium, 2008–2020
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 89 for persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Belgium peaked at 141 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 89, in 2020.
Belgium ranks 23rd of 48 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Persons by risk: intersections of EU 2020 Strategy poverty … age in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 137 | — |
| 2009 | 116 | -15.3% |
| 2010 | 128 | +10.3% |
| 2011 | 141 | +10.2% |
| 2012 | 104 | -26.2% |
| 2013 | 118 | +13.5% |
| 2014 | 120 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 133 | +10.8% |
| 2016 | 122 | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 95 | -22.1% |
| 2018 | 112 | +17.9% |
| 2019 | 93 | -17.0% |
| 2020 | 89 | -4.3% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 89 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 84, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 89 is above the median for high income countries, which is 71, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 126.5 | 116 | 137 | 2 |
| 2010s | 116.6 | 93 | 141 | 10 |
| 2020s | 89 | 89 | 89 | 1 |
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- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0.0085 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Population density 365.29 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 461,216 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Belgium?
- Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Belgium was 89 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 141 in 2011.
- What is the lowest persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 89 in 2020.
- How does Belgium rank for persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of?
- Belgium ranks 23rd out of 48 countries with data for 2020.
- Is persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of the household, age and sex of the person - intersections of EU 2020 Strategy poverty target indicators. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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