Average gender pension gap by age group in Belgium
Belgium: Average gender pension gap by age group was 29.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
29.5%
Change on year
down 18.3%
World rank
6th
of 43 countries
All-time high
36.1%
in 2024
All-time low
22.0%
in 2018
Years of data
11
2015–2025
Average gender pension gap by age group in Belgium, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, average gender pension gap by age group in Belgium stood at 29.5%.
That represents a change of down 18.3% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average gender pension gap by age group in Belgium peaked at 36.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 22.0%, in 2018.
Belgium ranks 6th of 43 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Average gender pension gap by age group in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 35.8% | — |
| 2016 | 25.1% | -29.9% |
| 2017 | 22.7% | -9.6% |
| 2018 | 22.0% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 33.7% | +53.2% |
| 2020 | 35.3% | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 24.9% | -29.5% |
| 2022 | 22.3% | -10.4% |
| 2023 | 27.6% | +23.8% |
| 2024 | 36.1% | +30.8% |
| 2025 | 29.5% | -18.3% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 29.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 20.4%, 1.4× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 29.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 19.1%, 1.5× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 27.9% | 22.0% | 35.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 29.3% | 22.3% | 36.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 3 Netherlands 33.5% compare
- 3 Netherlands 33.5% compare
- 5 Switzerland 30.2% compare
- 7 Luxembourg 28.6% compare
- 8 Germany 27.0% compare
- 9 Italy 26.5% compare
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 gender pension gap by age group in Belgium?
- Average gender pension gap by age group in Belgium was 29.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest average gender pension gap by age group recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 36.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest average gender pension gap by age group recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.0% in 2018.
- How does Belgium rank for average gender pension gap by age group?
- Belgium ranks 6th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average gender pension gap by age group rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Average gender pension gap by age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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