Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) in Belgium
Belgium: Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) was 26.43 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
26.43 years
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
28th
of 215 countries
All-time high
26.43 years
in 2024
All-time low
18.38 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at age 60, female in Belgium, 1960–2024
Source: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at age 60, female in Belgium stood at 26.43 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, female in Belgium peaked at 26.43 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 18.38 years, in 1960.
That places Belgium 28th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) in Belgium, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 18.38 years | — |
| 1961 | 19.05 years | +3.6% |
| 1962 | 18.75 years | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 18.59 years | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 19.21 years | +3.3% |
| 1965 | 18.98 years | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 19.03 years | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 19.18 years | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 18.84 years | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 19.01 years | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 19.15 years | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 19.26 years | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 19.56 years | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 19.6 years | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 19.84 years | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 19.71 years | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 19.89 years | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 20.4 years | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 20.36 years | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 20.83 years | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 20.8 years | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 20.97 years | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 21.1 years | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 21.01 years | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 21.45 years | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 21.51 years | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 21.54 years | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 22.18 years | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 22.39 years | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 22.31 years | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 22.73 years | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 22.77 years | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 22.98 years | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 22.94 years | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 23.26 years | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 23.28 years | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 23.51 years | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 23.61 years | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 23.64 years | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 23.76 years | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 23.86 years | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 24.08 years | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 24 years | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 23.92 years | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 24.5 years | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 24.48 years | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 24.78 years | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 24.88 years | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 24.9 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 25.01 years | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 25.12 years | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 25.38 years | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 25.24 years | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 25.34 years | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 25.79 years | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 25.44 years | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 25.85 years | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 25.82 years | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 25.85 years | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 26.08 years | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 25.11 years | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 26.1 years | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 25.76 years | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 26.32 years | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 26.43 years | +0.4% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 26.43 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 25.74 years, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 26.43 years is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.69 years, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.9 years | 18.38 years | 19.21 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 19.86 years | 19.15 years | 20.83 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.53 years | 20.8 years | 22.39 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.25 years | 22.73 years | 23.76 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.44 years | 23.86 years | 25.01 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.59 years | 25.12 years | 26.08 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.94 years | 25.11 years | 26.43 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More gender data for Belgium
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,701 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.52 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 10,123 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 10,123 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.3629 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 49,723 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 52,153 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 50,100 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 52,519 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 53,460 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, female in Belgium?
- Life expectancy at age 60, female in Belgium was 26.43 years in 2024, according to 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- What is the highest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 26.43 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.38 years in 1960.
- How does Belgium rank for life expectancy at age 60, female?
- Belgium ranks 28th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, female rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023, published as part of Life expectancy at age 60, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at age 60, female is the average number of years that a female at age 60 would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of age 60 were to stay the same throughout her life.