Belgium vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Age dependency ratio
Belgium
57.9%
in 2025
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
57.9%
in 2025
Belgium rank
89th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
88th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Belgium
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
How they compare
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 57.9% against 57.9% in Belgium, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 89th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 88th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 57.4% | 55.5% | 2.0% | Belgium |
| 1970s | 56.8% | 59.1% | 2.3% | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1980s | 49.6% | 53.5% | 3.9% | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1990s | 51.0% | 54.6% | 3.6% | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 2000s | 52.1% | 52.0% | 0.1% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 53.9% | 54.8% | 1.0% | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 2020s | 57.1% | 57.8% | 0.6% | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Belgium or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 57.9% against 57.9% in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Belgium and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 0.0%, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Belgium ranks 89th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 88th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.