Belgium - Age dependency ratio
Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population)
The latest value for Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) in Belgium was 56.96 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 58.72 in 1969 and 47.91 in 1986.
Definition: Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.
Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 54.76 |
| 1961 | 55.76 |
| 1962 | 56.38 |
| 1963 | 56.72 |
| 1964 | 57.01 |
| 1965 | 57.34 |
| 1966 | 57.86 |
| 1967 | 58.26 |
| 1968 | 58.56 |
| 1969 | 58.72 |
| 1970 | 58.72 |
| 1971 | 58.63 |
| 1972 | 58.44 |
| 1973 | 58.11 |
| 1974 | 57.60 |
| 1975 | 56.92 |
| 1976 | 56.43 |
| 1977 | 55.79 |
| 1978 | 54.98 |
| 1979 | 54.01 |
| 1980 | 52.87 |
| 1981 | 51.81 |
| 1982 | 50.64 |
| 1983 | 49.51 |
| 1984 | 48.59 |
| 1985 | 47.97 |
| 1986 | 47.91 |
| 1987 | 48.07 |
| 1988 | 48.37 |
| 1989 | 48.72 |
| 1990 | 49.07 |
| 1991 | 49.47 |
| 1992 | 49.89 |
| 1993 | 50.32 |
| 1994 | 50.74 |
| 1995 | 51.10 |
| 1996 | 51.56 |
| 1997 | 51.90 |
| 1998 | 52.14 |
| 1999 | 52.33 |
| 2000 | 52.51 |
| 2001 | 52.55 |
| 2002 | 52.60 |
| 2003 | 52.65 |
| 2004 | 52.64 |
| 2005 | 52.53 |
| 2006 | 52.47 |
| 2007 | 52.28 |
| 2008 | 52.06 |
| 2009 | 51.94 |
| 2010 | 52.01 |
| 2011 | 52.33 |
| 2012 | 52.74 |
| 2013 | 53.24 |
| 2014 | 53.74 |
| 2015 | 54.19 |
| 2016 | 54.77 |
| 2017 | 55.33 |
| 2018 | 55.87 |
| 2019 | 56.41 |
| 2020 | 56.96 |
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population)
The value for Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) in Belgium was 30.22 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 30.22 in 2020 and a minimum value of 18.38 in 1960.
Definition: Age dependency ratio, old, is the ratio of older dependents--people older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.
Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 18.38 |
| 1961 | 18.73 |
| 1962 | 19.03 |
| 1963 | 19.31 |
| 1964 | 19.57 |
| 1965 | 19.84 |
| 1966 | 20.22 |
| 1967 | 20.57 |
| 1968 | 20.88 |
| 1969 | 21.14 |
| 1970 | 21.33 |
| 1971 | 21.62 |
| 1972 | 21.82 |
| 1973 | 21.94 |
| 1974 | 22.01 |
| 1975 | 22.04 |
| 1976 | 22.23 |
| 1977 | 22.39 |
| 1978 | 22.46 |
| 1979 | 22.37 |
| 1980 | 22.08 |
| 1981 | 21.82 |
| 1982 | 21.38 |
| 1983 | 20.88 |
| 1984 | 20.51 |
| 1985 | 20.36 |
| 1986 | 20.57 |
| 1987 | 20.97 |
| 1988 | 21.47 |
| 1989 | 21.95 |
| 1990 | 22.35 |
| 1991 | 22.80 |
| 1992 | 23.17 |
| 1993 | 23.48 |
| 1994 | 23.77 |
| 1995 | 24.07 |
| 1996 | 24.47 |
| 1997 | 24.84 |
| 1998 | 25.18 |
| 1999 | 25.47 |
| 2000 | 25.72 |
| 2001 | 25.95 |
| 2002 | 26.13 |
| 2003 | 26.27 |
| 2004 | 26.35 |
| 2005 | 26.37 |
| 2006 | 26.40 |
| 2007 | 26.34 |
| 2008 | 26.25 |
| 2009 | 26.23 |
| 2010 | 26.35 |
| 2011 | 26.56 |
| 2012 | 26.87 |
| 2013 | 27.26 |
| 2014 | 27.64 |
| 2015 | 27.97 |
| 2016 | 28.43 |
| 2017 | 28.87 |
| 2018 | 29.29 |
| 2019 | 29.73 |
| 2020 | 30.22 |
Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population)
The value for Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) in Belgium was 26.74 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 37.70 in 1967 and a minimum value of 25.66 in 2010.
Definition: Age dependency ratio, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.
Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 36.38 |
| 1961 | 37.04 |
| 1962 | 37.34 |
| 1963 | 37.41 |
| 1964 | 37.43 |
| 1965 | 37.50 |
| 1966 | 37.64 |
| 1967 | 37.70 |
| 1968 | 37.69 |
| 1969 | 37.59 |
| 1970 | 37.39 |
| 1971 | 37.01 |
| 1972 | 36.62 |
| 1973 | 36.17 |
| 1974 | 35.59 |
| 1975 | 34.88 |
| 1976 | 34.21 |
| 1977 | 33.41 |
| 1978 | 32.52 |
| 1979 | 31.64 |
| 1980 | 30.79 |
| 1981 | 29.99 |
| 1982 | 29.27 |
| 1983 | 28.64 |
| 1984 | 28.08 |
| 1985 | 27.61 |
| 1986 | 27.34 |
| 1987 | 27.10 |
| 1988 | 26.90 |
| 1989 | 26.77 |
| 1990 | 26.72 |
| 1991 | 26.68 |
| 1992 | 26.73 |
| 1993 | 26.84 |
| 1994 | 26.96 |
| 1995 | 27.03 |
| 1996 | 27.09 |
| 1997 | 27.06 |
| 1998 | 26.96 |
| 1999 | 26.86 |
| 2000 | 26.79 |
| 2001 | 26.60 |
| 2002 | 26.48 |
| 2003 | 26.39 |
| 2004 | 26.29 |
| 2005 | 26.16 |
| 2006 | 26.07 |
| 2007 | 25.94 |
| 2008 | 25.81 |
| 2009 | 25.71 |
| 2010 | 25.66 |
| 2011 | 25.77 |
| 2012 | 25.87 |
| 2013 | 25.98 |
| 2014 | 26.10 |
| 2015 | 26.22 |
| 2016 | 26.34 |
| 2017 | 26.46 |
| 2018 | 26.58 |
| 2019 | 26.68 |
| 2020 | 26.74 |
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Population
