Population ages 20-24, female in Belgium
Belgium: Population ages 20-24, female was 5.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 20-24, female in Belgium, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of female population.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 20-24, female in Belgium stood at 5.6%.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 20-24, female in Belgium peaked at 7.8% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 2024.
Belgium ranks 172nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.1% | 5.6% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.2% | 7.1% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.6% | 7.2% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.5% | 5.9% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.0% | 5.9% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 5.6% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 5.5% | 5.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 169 Armenia 5.6% compare
- 170 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 5.6% compare
- 171 Sweden 5.6% compare
- 173 North Macedonia 5.5% compare
- 174 Finland 5.4% compare
- 175 Luxembourg 5.4% compare
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 population ages 20-24, female in Belgium?
- Population ages 20-24, female in Belgium was 5.6% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 20-24, female recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 7.8% in 1984.
- What is the lowest population ages 20-24, female recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 2024.
- How does Belgium rank for population ages 20-24, female?
- Belgium ranks 172nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 20-24, female rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 20-24, female (% of female population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population between the ages 20 to 24 as a percentage of the total female population.