Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Belgium
Belgium: Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 was 87.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Belgium, 1960–2024
Source: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 87.7% for share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Belgium peaked at 87.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 65.6%, in 1960.
Belgium ranks 35th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 66.9% | 65.6% | 67.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 69.8% | 67.8% | 71.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 74.6% | 71.7% | 77.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.0% | 77.8% | 80.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.0% | 80.5% | 83.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.5% | 83.9% | 87.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.2% | 86.6% | 87.8% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Belgium?
- Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Belgium was 87.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 87.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.6% in 1960.
- How does Belgium rank for share of men expected to survive to the age of 65?
- Belgium ranks 35th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This measure shows the share newborns that would survive to the age of 65, if subject to age-specific death rates in a given year.