Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Belgium
Belgium: Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of was 1.7% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1.7%
Change on year
up 13.3%
World rank
37th
of 46 countries
All-time high
2.2%
in 2015
All-time low
1.5%
in 2008
Years of data
13
2008–2020
Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Belgium, 2008–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2020, persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Belgium stood at 1.7%.
The figure is up 13.3% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Belgium peaked at 2.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2008.
Belgium ranks 37th of 46 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1.5% | — |
| 2009 | 1.8% | +20.0% |
| 2010 | 1.7% | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 1.9% | +11.8% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | -15.8% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | +37.5% |
| 2016 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | -31.8% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | +13.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.5% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More population data for Belgium
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.1652 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.1094 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.1652 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.0945 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 12,091 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.2011 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0.0085 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.2% (2100)
- Population density 365.29 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 461,216 people (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 1.7% 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 2.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2008.
- How does Belgium rank for persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of?
- Belgium ranks 37th out of 46 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 unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 and educational attainment level (population aged 18 and over) - intersections of EU 2020 Strategy poverty target indicators. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 13 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).