Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Belgium

Belgium: Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 was 0.5418 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.5418
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
57th
of 110 countries
All-time high
0.5418
in 2016
All-time low
0.4832
in 1986
Years of data
30
1985–2016

Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Belgium, 1985–2016

00.20.40.61985200020161985: 0.4851986: 0.4831987: 0.4831988: 0.4841989: 0.4871991: 0.4971992: 0.5011993: 0.5051994: 0.5081995: 0.511996: 0.5141997: 0.5171998: 0.521999: 0.5222000: 0.5242001: 0.5252002: 0.5262003: 0.5252004: 0.5032005: 0.5122006: 0.4922007: 0.492008: 0.4932009: 0.4972010: 0.5032011: 0.5112013: 0.522014: 0.5252015: 0.5342016: 0.542

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Belgium is 0.5418, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Belgium peaked at 0.5418 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.4832, in 1986.

Belgium ranks 57th of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.4846 0.4832 0.487 5
1990s 0.5105 0.4974 0.5219 9
2000s 0.5087 0.4901 0.5255 10
2010s 0.5225 0.5033 0.5418 6

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 54 Latvia 0.5433 compare
  2. 55 Paraguay 0.5428 compare
  3. 56 Portugal 0.5427 compare
  4. 58 Puerto Rico 0.5411 compare
  5. 59 Estonia 0.5397 compare
  6. 60 Kazakhstan 0.5376 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Belgium?
Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Belgium was 0.5418 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 0.5418 in 2016.
What is the lowest dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4832 in 1986.
How does Belgium rank for dependency rate, all compared to 15-64?
Belgium ranks 57th out of 110 countries with data for 2016.
Is dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. 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 Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
112 places, 1,653 data points, 1970–2021
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