Age dependency breakdown in Belgium
Belgium: Age dependency breakdown was 31.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Age dependency breakdown in Belgium, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 31.7% for age dependency breakdown in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency breakdown in Belgium peaked at 31.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.2%, in 1950.
Belgium ranks 31st of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 17.2% | 16.2% | 18.4% | 10 |
| 1960s | 19.9% | 18.6% | 21.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 21.8% | 21.2% | 22.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.1% | 20.3% | 22.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.9% | 22.3% | 25.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.9% | 25.6% | 26.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.8% | 25.9% | 29.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.8% | 30.0% | 31.7% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency breakdown in Belgium?
- Age dependency breakdown in Belgium was 31.7% in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest age dependency breakdown recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 31.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest age dependency breakdown recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.2% in 1950.
- How does Belgium rank for age dependency breakdown?
- Belgium ranks 31st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is age dependency breakdown rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Age dependency breakdown. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The number of people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).