Which has higher median age, Belgium or Netherlands?

Belgium, at 41.44 years against 41.4 years in Netherlands as of 2023.

What is the difference in median age between Belgium and Netherlands?

0.04 years, with Belgium ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Median age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belgium vs Netherlands: Median age

Belgium

41.44 years

in 2023

Netherlands

41.4 years

in 2023

Belgium rank

45th

Netherlands rank

46th

Median age over time

Belgium
Netherlands

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 41.44 years against 41.4 years in Netherlands, a difference of 0.04 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 45th and Netherlands ranks 46th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 6 and Netherlands in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1950s	33.88 years	27.48 years	6.41 years	Belgium
1960s	33.8 years	27.6 years	6.2 years	Belgium
1970s	33.2 years	28.48 years	4.72 years	Belgium
1980s	34.08 years	31.72 years	2.36 years	Belgium
1990s	36.37 years	34.57 years	1.8 years	Belgium
2000s	38.99 years	37.75 years	1.24 years	Belgium
2010s	40.33 years	40.87 years	0.5355 years	Netherlands
2020s	41.08 years	41.48 years	0.4002 years	Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age, Belgium or Netherlands?: Belgium, at 41.44 years against 41.4 years in Netherlands as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age between Belgium and Netherlands?: 0.04 years, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for median age?: Belgium ranks 45th and Netherlands ranks 46th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Median age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Median age
Unit: years
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: 17 September 2026

Age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.