Share of the population that is female in Belgium
Belgium: Share of the population that is female was 50.7% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
50.7%
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
78th
of 215 countries
All-time high
51.2%
in 1985
All-time low
50.7%
in 2025
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Share of the population that is female in Belgium, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population that is female in Belgium is 50.7%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that is female in Belgium peaked at 51.2% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 50.7%, in 2025.
Belgium ranks 78th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.1% | 51.0% | 51.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 51.1% | 51.1% | 51.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 51.2% | 51.1% | 51.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.1% | 51.1% | 51.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.1% | 51.0% | 51.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.8% | 50.7% | 50.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.7% | 50.7% | 50.7% | 6 |
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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 share of the population that is female in Belgium?
- Share of the population that is female in Belgium was 50.7% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population that is female recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 51.2% in 1985.
- What is the lowest share of the population that is female recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.7% in 2025.
- How does Belgium rank for share of the population that is female?
- Belgium ranks 78th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of the population that is female rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population that is female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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