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Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Belgium

Belgium: Probability that a man will outlive a woman was 38.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
38.8%
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
130th
of 236 countries
All-time high
49.9%
in 1850
All-time low
34.3%
in 1985
Years of data
178
1841–2023

Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Belgium, 1841–2023

01020304050184119322023

Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2023, probability that a man will outlive a woman in Belgium stood at 38.8%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, probability that a man will outlive a woman in Belgium peaked at 49.9% in 1850 and was at its lowest, 34.3%, in 1985.

Belgium ranks 130th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 178 years of available data.

Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Belgium, year by year

Year % Change
1841 49.5% —
1842 49.7% +0.4%
1843 49.7% +0.0%
1844 49.9% +0.3%
1845 49.9% +0.0%
1846 48.6% -2.5%
1847 48.0% -1.3%
1848 49.8% +3.8%
1849 49.5% -0.5%
1850 49.9% +0.8%
1851 49.6% -0.6%
1852 49.6% +0.0%
1853 49.5% -0.3%
1854 48.9% -1.2%
1855 48.7% -0.4%
1856 49.1% +0.7%
1857 49.3% +0.4%
1858 48.7% -1.2%
1859 48.6% -0.1%
1860 48.5% -0.3%
1861 48.5% +0.2%
1862 48.6% +0.1%
1863 48.5% -0.2%
1864 48.8% +0.6%
1865 48.4% -0.9%
1866 48.1% -0.4%
1867 47.6% -1.1%
1868 47.8% +0.3%
1869 48.2% +0.9%
1870 48.0% -0.4%
1871 47.9% -0.3%
1872 47.7% -0.4%
1873 47.2% -0.9%
1874 47.3% +0.2%
1875 47.2% -0.3%
1876 47.1% -0.1%
1877 47.0% -0.3%
1878 46.8% -0.4%
1879 46.8% +0.1%
1880 46.6% -0.5%
1881 46.6% +0.1%
1882 46.5% -0.3%
1883 46.4% -0.2%
1884 46.6% +0.6%
1885 46.5% -0.3%
1886 46.5% -0.1%
1887 46.1% -0.7%
1888 45.8% -0.8%
1889 46.1% +0.7%
1890 45.7% -0.9%
1891 45.8% +0.3%
1892 46.2% +0.9%
1893 46.3% +0.2%
1894 45.4% -2.0%
1895 46.0% +1.3%
1896 46.0% -0.0%
1897 45.8% -0.4%
1898 45.5% -0.5%
1899 45.9% +0.8%
1900 45.8% -0.2%
1901 45.6% -0.4%
1902 45.9% +0.6%
1903 45.7% -0.4%
1904 46.0% +0.7%
1905 45.9% -0.3%
1906 45.9% +0.1%
1907 45.7% -0.5%
1908 45.9% +0.5%
1909 45.6% -0.7%
1910 45.7% +0.3%
1911 45.5% -0.5%
1912 45.2% -0.5%
1913 45.1% -0.3%
1919 46.0% +2.0%
1920 45.7% -0.7%
1921 45.9% +0.5%
1922 46.0% +0.0%
1923 45.3% -1.3%
1924 45.2% -0.3%
1925 45.2% +0.0%
1926 45.2% -0.1%
1927 45.3% +0.2%
1928 45.1% -0.3%
1929 45.1% -0.0%
1930 44.5% -1.3%
1931 44.6% +0.2%
1932 45.0% +0.9%
1933 44.9% -0.4%
1934 44.5% -0.8%
1935 44.4% -0.2%
1936 43.9% -1.1%
1937 44.1% +0.4%
1938 43.8% -0.7%
1939 43.5% -0.8%
1940 39.2% -9.7%
1941 41.6% +6.0%
1942 41.5% -0.2%
1943 42.5% +2.4%
1944 40.7% -4.4%
1945 42.4% +4.3%
1946 41.9% -1.2%
1947 41.8% -0.3%
1948 41.7% -0.2%
1949 41.5% -0.6%
1950 41.4% -0.2%
1951 41.2% -0.4%
1952 40.8% -0.9%
1953 40.5% -0.8%
1954 40.5% +0.1%
1955 40.0% -1.4%
1956 39.6% -0.8%
1957 39.6% +0.0%
1958 39.5% -0.4%
1959 39.3% -0.5%
1960 38.2% -2.8%
1961 38.3% +0.2%
1962 38.2% -0.1%
1963 37.7% -1.3%
1964 37.7% -0.1%
1965 37.3% -1.1%
1966 37.4% +0.3%
1967 36.9% -1.2%
1968 36.5% -1.0%
1969 36.3% -0.6%
1970 36.7% +0.9%
1971 36.2% -1.3%
1972 36.0% -0.7%
1973 35.9% -0.3%
1974 35.9% +0.2%
1975 35.8% -0.4%
1976 35.4% -1.1%
1977 35.5% +0.3%
1978 35.2% -0.8%
1979 35.0% -0.5%
1980 34.8% -0.7%
1981 34.9% +0.2%
1982 35.1% +0.6%
1983 35.1% +0.1%
1984 34.5% -1.8%
1985 34.3% -0.6%
1986 34.8% +1.5%
1987 34.8% -0.1%
1988 34.7% -0.3%
1989 34.7% +0.1%
1990 34.7% -0.1%
1991 34.8% +0.5%
1992 34.6% -0.6%
1993 34.3% -0.8%
1994 34.8% +1.3%
1995 34.5% -0.8%
1996 34.5% -0.1%
1997 35.0% +1.4%
1998 35.2% +0.7%
1999 34.9% -1.0%
2000 35.2% +1.0%
2001 35.5% +0.9%
2002 35.6% +0.3%
2003 36.2% +1.5%
2004 35.9% -0.6%
2005 36.3% +1.1%
2006 36.6% +0.7%
2007 37.0% +1.3%
2008 36.9% -0.5%
2009 37.3% +1.2%
2010 37.4% +0.1%
2011 37.8% +1.0%
2012 37.5% -0.8%
2013 37.7% +0.7%
2014 38.0% +0.8%
2015 38.6% +1.5%
2016 38.1% -1.4%
2017 38.5% +1.2%
2018 38.8% +0.8%
2019 39.1% +0.7%
2020 38.4% -1.8%
2021 38.2% -0.4%
2022 37.9% -0.9%
2023 38.8% +2.5%

Belgium compared with similar countries

  • Belgium's 38.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 38.1%, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Belgium's 38.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 37.2%, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1840s 49.4% 48.0% 49.9% 9
1850s 49.2% 48.6% 49.9% 10
1860s 48.3% 47.6% 48.8% 10
1870s 47.3% 46.8% 48.0% 10
1880s 46.4% 45.8% 46.6% 10
1890s 45.9% 45.4% 46.3% 10
1900s 45.8% 45.6% 46.0% 10
1910s 45.5% 45.1% 46.0% 5
1920s 45.4% 45.1% 46.0% 10
1930s 44.3% 43.5% 45.0% 10
1940s 41.5% 39.2% 42.5% 10
1950s 40.2% 39.3% 41.4% 10
1960s 37.5% 36.3% 38.3% 10
1970s 35.8% 35.0% 36.7% 10
1980s 34.8% 34.3% 35.1% 10
1990s 34.7% 34.3% 35.2% 10
2000s 36.3% 35.2% 37.3% 10
2010s 38.1% 37.4% 39.1% 10
2020s 38.3% 37.9% 38.8% 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is probability that a man will outlive a woman in Belgium?
Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Belgium was 38.8% in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest probability that a man will outlive a woman recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 49.9% in 1850.
What is the lowest probability that a man will outlive a woman recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 34.3% in 1985.
How does Belgium rank for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
Belgium ranks 130th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is probability that a man will outlive a woman rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Probability that a man will outlive a woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Unit
%
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
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