Belgium vs Germany: Share of the population that is female
Belgium
50.7%
in 2025
Germany
50.6%
in 2025
Belgium rank
78th
Germany rank
81st
Share of the population that is female over time
- Belgium
- Germany
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 50.7% against 50.6% in Germany, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Germany ahead.
Belgium ranks 78th and Germany ranks 81st of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Germany in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.1% | 53.1% | 2.0% | Germany |
| 1970s | 51.1% | 52.6% | 1.4% | Germany |
| 1980s | 51.2% | 52.2% | 1.0% | Germany |
| 1990s | 51.1% | 51.4% | 0.3% | Germany |
| 2000s | 51.1% | 51.3% | 0.2% | Germany |
| 2010s | 50.8% | 50.9% | 0.1% | Germany |
| 2020s | 50.7% | 50.6% | 0.1% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population that is female, Belgium or Germany?
- Belgium, at 50.7% against 50.6% in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of the population that is female between Belgium and Germany?
- 0.1%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Germany?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Germany rank globally for share of the population that is female?
- Belgium ranks 78th and Germany ranks 81st of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population that is female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.