Violence in the news: 59 reports in the week to Oct 19, 2026 · ×2.4 · against the three weeks before; GDELT, not verified
Protests in the news: 24 reports in the week to Oct 19, 2026 · ×2.1 · against the three weeks before; GDELT, not verified
Level, last 60 days
Deaths 30 d
0
UCDP up to 2026-08-31
Per million 90 d
–
last 90 days
Civilians
–
last 90 days
Incidents 30 d
0
Population
11.9 M
World Bank
Plants near violence
0 / 4
near violence / total; 3 nuclear
Why this level0
Nothing in the open sources stands out.
Source: ARMSMA situation watch
Every monitored signal
The last 60 days, each on its own scale.
Refugees who fled
182
Confirmed outages, places, 24 h
6
–
Source: ARMSMA situation watch
Deaths in organised violence, per week
Belgium, UCDP best estimates. The red bar is the latest week.
The latest week may be incomplete.
Source: UCDP GED Candidate, Uppsala University (CC BY 4.0), data up to 2026-08-31
Who the violence is between
Deaths by kind of violence, last 90 days of data.
- State-based conflict · 0%
- Non-state conflict · 0%
- Against civilians · 0%
Source: UCDP GED Candidate (CC BY 4.0)
Food, displacement, sanctions
- People in food crisis (IPC 3+)
- –
- 2026-09
- Share in food crisis
- –
- 2026-09
- Undernourishment
- 2.5%
- 2024
- Refugees who fled
- 182
- 2025
- Refugees hosted
- 245,118
- 2025
- Internally displaced
- –
- 2025
- Sanctions designations
- 100
- 2026-10-20
- GDP per person
- $60,750
- 2025
FEWS NET · World Bank / FAO · UNHCR · OpenSanctions
People in crisis-level food insecurity
FEWS NET does not cover this country.
Latest incidents of organised violence0
No organised violence recorded in the current data.
Source: UCDP GED Candidate, Uppsala University (CC BY 4.0), data up to 2026-08-31
Conflicts, 90 days0
No organised violence recorded in the current data.
Source: UCDP GED Candidate (CC BY 4.0)
Natural hazards, 30 days0
None in the last 30 days.
GDACS · USGS · NASA EONET
Warnings and notices
UK FCDO · WMO · WHO · Copernicus EMS
Next 7 days in Brussels
| Day | °C | Rain | Gusts | Watch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Oct 20 | 8…15 | 0.3 mm | 34 km/h | |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 9…12 | 1.8 mm | 54 km/h | |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 8…14 | 3.2 mm | 60 km/h | |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 9…13 | 13.4 mm | 97 km/h | strong wind |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 9…12 | 8.1 mm | 78 km/h | strong wind |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 6…12 | 6.8 mm | 82 km/h | strong wind |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 6…11 | 0.6 mm | 53 km/h |
Forecast for the capital only; marks: heat ≥38 °C, frost ≤−20 °C, rain ≥50 mm, gusts ≥75 km/h, thunderstorms. Official warnings are above.
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
Disasters since 20003
WildfiresDroughtsFloods
- Forest fires in Belgium · Aug 14, 2026 · Orange impact for forestfire in 6356 ha
- Drought in Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belgium, Belarus, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Spain, France, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Russia, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, San Marino, Ukraine, · Dec 21, 2025 · Medium impact for agricultural drought in 1759971 km2
- Flood in Belgium · Jul 14, 2021 · Magnitude 0
GDACS (orange and red alerts since 2000)