Median gender pension gap by age group in Belgium
Belgium: Median gender pension gap by age group was 20.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Median gender pension gap by age group in Belgium, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, median gender pension gap by age group in Belgium stood at 20.1%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 9.9% on the previous year and down 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, median gender pension gap by age group in Belgium peaked at 27.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 20.1%, in 2025.
Belgium ranks 16th of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Median gender pension gap by age group in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 26.2% | — |
| 2016 | 23.7% | -9.5% |
| 2017 | 22.0% | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 21.7% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 27.7% | +27.6% |
| 2020 | 25.9% | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 26.0% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 25.3% | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 24.0% | -5.1% |
| 2024 | 22.3% | -7.1% |
| 2025 | 20.1% | -9.9% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 20.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 16.6%, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 20.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 18.2%, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 24.3% | 21.7% | 27.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 23.9% | 20.1% | 26.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
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 median gender pension gap by age group in Belgium?
- Median gender pension gap by age group in Belgium was 20.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest median gender pension gap by age group recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 27.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest median gender pension gap by age group recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.1% in 2025.
- How does Belgium rank for median gender pension gap by age group?
- Belgium ranks 16th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is median gender pension gap by age group rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Median gender pension gap by age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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