Gender in Belgium 250 indicators covering gender for Belgium. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,701 2030 down 12.3% 104th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.52 % change on previous year 2030 down 1,320.7% 140th Population 10,123 2030 up 5.4% 78th Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 10,123 2030 up 5.4% 78th Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.3629 % change on previous year 2030 down 32.8% 143rd Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 49,723 2025 down 17.5% 103rd Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 52,153 2025 down 17.6% 103rd Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 50,100 2025 down 18.6% 103rd Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 52,519 2025 down 18.8% 103rd Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 53,460 2025 down 14.8% 103rd Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 56,013 2025 down 14.6% 103rd Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 57,794 2025 down 9.6% 103rd Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 60,481 2025 down 9.3% 103rd Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 58,160 2025 down 10.2% 103rd Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 60,851 2025 down 10.3% 103rd Age population, age 05, female, interpolated 58,488 2025 down 10.2% 103rd Age population, age 05, male, interpolated 60,931 2025 down 10.6% 104th Women's universal right to vote 1 2025 unchanged 1st Universal suffrage women lexical, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 46.32 2027 down 0.7% 43rd Women's Political Empowerment Index 0.952 2025 up 0.6% 2nd Women's Civil Liberties Index 0.972 2025 unchanged 2nd Women's Civil Society Participation Index 0.892 2025 up 1.0% 16th Women's Political Participation Index 0.999 2025 up 0.1% 12th Women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index 0.952 2025 up 0.6% 2nd Key features of women's political empowerment 0.952 2025 up 0.6% 2nd Key features of womens political empowerment, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 up 100.0% 69th Key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled 0.952 2025 up 0.6% 2nd Gender of the head of government, gaps filled 0 2025 — 20th Prevalence of obesity, female 22.0% 2024 up 18.9% 116th Prevalence of obesity, male 19.7% 2024 up 10.5% 96th Life expectancy at age 60, female 26.43 years 2024 up 2.5% 28th Life expectancy at age 60, male 14.67 years 2024 down 33.5% 207th Share of women who are obese 22.0% 2024 up 18.9% 119th Share of women who are overweight or obese 47.9% 2024 up 6.9% 126th Share of overweight men vs. women 55.4% 2024 down 3.2% 102nd Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 92.4% 2024 up 1.0% 41st Share of women who are married or in a union 1.8% 2021 down 19.5% 176th Population, per capita 1 units per person 2024 up 0.2% 10th Population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 15.0% 172nd Population, annual growth rate 0.7584 % change on previous year 2024 up 70.3% 115th Key features of womens political empowerment, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 36.0% 143rd Women and men have the same rights to own property 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Married women are required by law to obey their husbands 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Total calories from animal protein vs. mean male height 323.8 kilocalories per day per capita 2023 up 32.4% 12th Women, Business and the Law Index 100 index (0–100) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can apply for a passport in the same way as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can register a business on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can get a divorce on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women have the same rights to remarry as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can open a bank account in the same way as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Equal access to financial services for women and men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per capita 0.0002 units per person 2025 down 9.0% 153rd Women can open bank account same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Women can register a business in the same way as men, annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Population, per square kilometre 386.55 units per square kilometre 2023 up 5.1% 18th Population (UN estimates and projections), per capita 0.0008 units per person 2025 down 0.0% 54th Labor force, female 2.56 million 2025 up 11.0% 71st Labor force, female, per capita 0.214 units per person 2025 up 4.8% 77th Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 1.01 index 2025 up 0.2% 75th Page 1 of 5 Next →