Human Development Index (UNICEF) in Belgium
Belgium: Human Development Index (UNICEF) was 0.951 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Human Development Index in Belgium, 1990–2023
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.
Human Development Index (UNICEF) in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.824 | — |
| 1991 | 0.829 | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.845 | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.86 | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.868 | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.875 | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.881 | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.884 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.886 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.889 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.894 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.899 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.901 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.903 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.909 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.911 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.913 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.916 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.917 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.919 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.921 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.923 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.923 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.925 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.93 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.933 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.936 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.94 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.942 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.945 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.939 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.948 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.945 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.951 | +0.6% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.951 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.915, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.951 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.895, 1.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 59 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0229 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.024 units per person (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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