Human Development Index in Belgium
Belgium: Human Development Index was 0.951 in 2023. β² Rising
Human Development Index in Belgium, 1990β2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for human development index in Belgium is 0.951, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index in Belgium peaked at 0.951 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.824, in 1990.
That places Belgium 8th out of 72 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8641 | 0.824 | 0.889 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9082 | 0.894 | 0.919 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9318 | 0.921 | 0.945 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9457 | 0.939 | 0.951 | 4 |
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More health data for Belgium
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -3.28 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2923 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,160 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 59 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 0.7473 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4933 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 70,276 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index in Belgium?
- Human development index in Belgium was 0.951 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest human development index recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.951 in 2023.
- What is the lowest human development index recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.824 in 1990.
- How does Belgium rank for human development index?
- Belgium ranks 8th out of 72 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Human Development Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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