Population ages 80 and above, male in Belgium

Belgium: Population ages 80 and above, male was 264,087 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
264,087
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
35th
of 215 countries
All-time high
264,087
in 2025
All-time low
68,171
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Population ages 80 and above, male in Belgium, 1960–2025

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Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.

Analysis

Belgium recorded 264,087 for population ages 80 and above, male in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population ages 80 and above, male in Belgium peaked at 264,087 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 68,171, in 1960.

Belgium ranks 35th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 72,450 68,171 74,797 10
1970s 76,455 74,066 81,881 10
1980s 92,802 83,774 102,362 10
1990s 109,510 104,328 115,371 10
2000s 144,875 110,429 177,788 10
2010s 216,138 185,093 242,375 10
2020s 249,801 242,541 264,087 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is population ages 80 and above, male in Belgium?
Population ages 80 and above, male in Belgium was 264,087 in 2025, according to World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.
What is the highest population ages 80 and above, male recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 264,087 in 2025.
What is the lowest population ages 80 and above, male recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 68,171 in 1960.
How does Belgium rank for population ages 80 and above, male?
Belgium ranks 35th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
Is population ages 80 and above, male rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, published as part of Population ages 80 and above, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population ages 80 and above, male
Source
World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
260 places, 17,130 data points, 1960–2025
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Male population between the ages 80 and above.