Persons by risk: intersections of EU 2020 Strategy poverty … country in Belgium
Belgium: Persons by risk: intersections of EU 2020 Strategy poverty … country was 0.8 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Belgium, 2009–2020
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2020, persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Belgium stood at 0.8. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.1% on the previous year and down 68.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Belgium peaked at 2.6 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.8, in 2020.
That places Belgium 29th out of 45 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Persons by risk: intersections of EU 2020 Strategy poverty … country in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1.2 | — |
| 2010 | 2.5 | +108.3% |
| 2011 | 1.7 | -32.0% |
| 2012 | 1.8 | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 2.6 | +44.4% |
| 2014 | 2.3 | -11.5% |
| 2015 | 1.9 | -17.4% |
| 2016 | 2 | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 1.8 | -10.0% |
| 2018 | 1.6 | -11.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9 | -43.8% |
| 2020 | 0.8 | -11.1% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.8 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.95, 84% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.8 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1, 80% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.91 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
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- 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)
- Population growth rate -0.166 (2100)
- 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 0.8 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 2.6 in 2013.
- What is the lowest persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8 in 2020.
- How does Belgium rank for persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of?
- Belgium ranks 29th out of 45 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 68.0%. 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 and country of birth (population aged 18 and over) - intersections of EU 2020 Strategy poverty target indicators. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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