Average age, total in Belgium
Belgium: Average age, total was 41.6 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
41.6
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
24th
of 110 countries
All-time high
41.6
in 2016
All-time low
37.05
in 1985
Years of data
30
1985–2016
Average age, total in Belgium, 1985–2016
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average age, total in Belgium is 41.6, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average age, total in Belgium peaked at 41.6 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 37.05, in 1985.
Belgium ranks 24th of 110 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 37.33 | 37.05 | 37.62 | 5 |
| 1990s | 38.39 | 37.9 | 38.95 | 9 |
| 2000s | 39.76 | 39.14 | 40.46 | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.84 | 40.48 | 41.6 | 6 |
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More reference data data for Belgium
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9298 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1382 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7526 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average age, total in Belgium?
- Average age, total in Belgium was 41.6 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest average age, total recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 41.6 in 2016.
- What is the lowest average age, total recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.05 in 1985.
- How does Belgium rank for average age, total?
- Belgium ranks 24th out of 110 countries with data for 2016.
- Is average age, total rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average age, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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