Official Belgian data, explained
Income interquartile range by municipality in Belgium (2023)
This page maps Income interquartile range for one nationally comparable 2023 slice. Every figure below uses the same disclosed definition, unit, geography and source.
Income
What this indicator measures
Published difference between the third and first quartile.
Official Statbel measure for Income interquartile range.
Indicator dossier
Data passport
- Selected reference period
- 2023
- Geography
- municipalities
- Boundary set
- Statistical sectors 2023
- Measure
- Value
- Unit
- EUR
- Comparable areas
- 581
- Coverage
- 100%
Latest published slice
How to read the pattern
- Median
- 32,046EUR
- Unweighted area mean
- 32,554EUR
- Minimum
- 18,282EUR
- Maximum
- 56,971EUR
Across the valid national comparison set, the median is 32,046 EUR. Values extend from 18,282 to 56,971 EUR. This describes geographic variation; it is not a score of local quality.
Geography
Map of Belgium

- 12,920–22,45724 areas
- 22,457–25,48254 areas
- 25,482–28,21959 areas
- 28,219–31,795144 areas
- 31,795–56,971300 areas
Areas
Value distribution
| Value | Areas |
|---|---|
| 18,282–20,041 | 10 |
| 20,041–21,799 | 11 |
| 21,799–23,558 | 24 |
| 23,558–25,317 | 26 |
| 25,317–27,075 | 41 |
| 27,075–28,834 | 43 |
| 28,834–30,592 | 70 |
| 30,592–32,351 | 84 |
| 32,351–34,109 | 66 |
| 34,109–35,868 | 52 |
| 35,868–37,627 | 43 |
| 37,627–39,385 | 30 |
| 39,385–41,144 | 24 |
| 41,144–42,902 | 18 |
| 42,902–44,661 | 10 |
| 44,661–46,419 | 13 |
| 46,419–48,178 | 6 |
| 48,178–49,937 | 2 |
| 49,937–51,695 | 4 |
| 51,695–53,454 | 1 |
| 53,454–55,212 | 1 |
| 55,212–56,971 | 2 |
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municipalities
Highest and lowest values
From 581 comparable areas, the table shows a concise descriptive high-and-low sample. Equal values do not imply equal local circumstances.
| Highest | 1 | Attert | 81003 | 56,971 EUR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highest | 2 | Herstappe | 73028 | 55,511 EUR |
| Highest | 3 | Oud-Heverlee | 24086 | 54,400 EUR |
| Highest | 4 | De Pinte | 44012 | 52,247 EUR |
| Highest | 5 | Kraainem | 23099 | 51,546 EUR |
| Highest | 6 | Sint-Martens-Latem | 44064 | 50,660 EUR |
| Highest | 7 | Tervuren | 24104 | 50,518 EUR |
| Highest | 8 | Wezembeek-Oppem | 23103 | 50,071 EUR |
| Highest | 9 | Bierbeek | 24011 | 49,852 EUR |
| Highest | 10 | Hove | 11021 | 49,681 EUR |
| Lowest | 581 | Farciennes | 52018 | 18,282 EUR |
| Lowest | 580 | Saint-Josse-ten-Noode | 21014 | 18,792 EUR |
| Lowest | 579 | Colfontaine | 53082 | 18,812 EUR |
| Lowest | 578 | Quaregnon | 53065 | 18,857 EUR |
| Lowest | 577 | Charleroi | 52011 | 18,957 EUR |
| Lowest | 576 | Châtelet | 52012 | 19,065 EUR |
| Lowest | 575 | Hastière | 91142 | 19,144 EUR |
| Lowest | 574 | Boussu | 53014 | 19,421 EUR |
| Lowest | 573 | Molenbeek-Saint-Jean | 21012 | 19,798 EUR |
| Lowest | 572 | Viroinval | 93090 | 19,880 EUR |
Method and limitations
Method and limitations
No missing value is imputed. Where colour classes are used, their breaks and colours come from the catalogue; source-declared suppression remains missing.
The area mean gives every published geographic area equal weight. It is not weighted by population, exposure or area size.
Income year: the calendar year in which the taxable income was earned.
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