Belgium vs Netherlands: Age dependency breakdown

Belgium

31.7%

in 2023

Netherlands

31.1%

in 2023

Belgium rank

31st

Netherlands rank

33rd

Age dependency breakdown over time

Belgium currently reports 31.7% against 31.1% in Netherlands, a difference of 0.5%.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 31st and Netherlands ranks 33rd of 236 countries.

Indicator: Age dependency breakdown
Unit: %
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The number of people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).