Life expectancy at birth, total in Belgium
Belgium: Life expectancy at birth, total was 82.3 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Belgium, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, total in Belgium is 82.3 years, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Belgium peaked at 82.4 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 69.7 years, in 1960.
That places Belgium 31st out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 70.51 years | 69.7 years | 71.01 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 71.98 years | 70.97 years | 73.19 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 74.48 years | 73.21 years | 75.63 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.81 years | 76.05 years | 77.62 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.86 years | 77.72 years | 80.03 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.05 years | 80.18 years | 82 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.79 years | 80.7 years | 82.4 years | 5 |
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More health data for Belgium
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 71,068 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 7.56 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 64.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 3.81 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 62.1% (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 71,504 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 68,255 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 70,029 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 68,902 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 67,114 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Belgium?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Belgium was 82.3 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 82.4 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.7 years in 1960.
- How does Belgium rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Belgium ranks 31st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.