Population ages 15-64, total in Belgium
Belgium: Population ages 15-64, total was 7.56 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-64, total in Belgium, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 15-64, total in Belgium stood at 7.56 million. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64, total in Belgium peaked at 7.56 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.88 million, in 1961.
Belgium ranks 82nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.97 million | 5.88 million | 6.08 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.23 million | 6.08 million | 6.40 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.60 million | 6.44 million | 6.68 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.70 million | 6.67 million | 6.71 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.89 million | 6.72 million | 7.13 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.30 million | 7.18 million | 7.36 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.47 million | 7.38 million | 7.56 million | 6 |
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More health data for Belgium
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 71,068 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 21.0% (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 population ages 15-64, total in Belgium?
- Population ages 15-64, total in Belgium was 7.56 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 15-64, total recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 7.56 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64, total recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.88 million in 1961.
- How does Belgium rank for population ages 15-64, total?
- Belgium ranks 82nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64, total rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. 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), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 15-64, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total population between the ages 15 to 64. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.