Life Expectancy at Birth in Belgium
Belgium: Life Expectancy at Birth was 82.3 in 2024. β² Rising
Life Expectancy at Birth in Belgium, 1960β2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth in Belgium is 82.3, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Belgium peaked at 82.4 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 69.7, in 1960.
That places Belgium 31st out of 216 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70.51 | 69.7 | 71.01 | 10 |
| 1970s | 71.98 | 70.97 | 73.19 | 10 |
| 1980s | 74.48 | 73.21 | 75.63 | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.81 | 76.05 | 77.62 | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.86 | 77.72 | 80.03 | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.05 | 80.18 | 82 | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.79 | 80.7 | 82.4 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More gender data for Belgium
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 56,013 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 57,794 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 60,481 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 58,160 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 60,851 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Belgium?
- Life expectancy at birth in Belgium was 82.3 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 82.4 in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.7 in 1960.
- How does Belgium rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Belgium ranks 31st out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Life Expectancy at Birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.