Belgium vs Denmark: Age dependency ratio, young
Belgium
24.8%
in 2025
Denmark
24.6%
in 2025
Belgium rank
161st
Denmark rank
162nd
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Belgium
- Denmark
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 24.8% against 24.6% in Denmark, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Denmark ahead.
Belgium ranks 161st and Denmark ranks 162nd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 4 and Denmark in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.6% | 37.2% | 0.3% | Belgium |
| 1970s | 35.0% | 35.1% | 0.1% | Denmark |
| 1980s | 28.5% | 28.4% | 0.1% | Belgium |
| 1990s | 27.1% | 26.0% | 1.2% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 26.2% | 28.1% | 1.9% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 26.1% | 26.5% | 0.4% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 25.7% | 25.1% | 0.6% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Belgium or Denmark?
- Belgium, at 24.8% against 24.6% in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Belgium and Denmark?
- 0.2%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Denmark?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Denmark rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Belgium ranks 161st and Denmark ranks 162nd of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio, young (% 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, 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.