Australia vs Belgium: Share of women who are married or in a union
Australia
1.7%
in 2021
Belgium
1.8%
in 2021
Australia rank
179th
Belgium rank
176th
Share of women who are married or in a union over time
- Australia
- Belgium
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 1.8% against 1.7% in Australia, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Belgium ahead.
Australia ranks 179th and Belgium ranks 176th of 221 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Belgium in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Belgium | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.3% | 7.2% | 1.9% | Belgium |
| 1980s | 5.2% | 5.8% | 0.6% | Belgium |
| 1990s | 4.4% | 4.5% | 0.1% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 3.1% | 0.3% | Australia |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 2.0% | 0.3% | Australia |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 0.0% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women who are married or in a union, Australia or Belgium?
- Belgium, at 1.8% against 1.7% in Australia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in share of women who are married or in a union between Australia and Belgium?
- 0.1%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Belgium?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Australia and Belgium rank globally for share of women who are married or in a union?
- Australia ranks 179th and Belgium ranks 176th of 221 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of women who are married or in a union. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of women aged 15-19 sharing a household with their partner, whether married, cohabiting, in consensual partnerships, or in other non-marital unions.