Population ages 55-59, female in Belgium
Belgium: Population ages 55-59, female was 6.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 55-59, female in Belgium, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of female population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 55-59, female in Belgium is 6.5%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 55-59, female in Belgium peaked at 6.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 1974.
That places Belgium 54th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.3% | 6.0% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.1% | 4.3% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.1% | 6.0% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.4% | 4.9% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.9% | 5.0% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 6.3% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 6.5% | 6.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 51 British Virgin Islands 6.6% compare
- 52 Serbia 6.6% compare
- 53 Turks and Caicos Islands 6.6% compare
- 55 Norway 6.5% compare
- 56 French Polynesia 6.5% compare
- 57 Saint Lucia 6.5% 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 55-59, female in Belgium?
- Population ages 55-59, female in Belgium was 6.5% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 55-59, female recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 6.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest population ages 55-59, female recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 1974.
- How does Belgium rank for population ages 55-59, female?
- Belgium ranks 54th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 55-59, female rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. 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 55-59, female (% of female population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population between the ages 55 to 59 as a percentage of the total female population.