Belgium vs Denmark: Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita

Belgium
0.2096 units per person
in 2025
Denmark
0.2112 units per person
in 2025
Belgium rank
28th
Denmark rank
26th

Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita over time

  • Belgium
  • Denmark
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 0.2112 units per person against 0.2096 units per person in Belgium, a difference of 0.0016 units per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 28th and Denmark ranks 26th of 217 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 0.1262 units per person 0.1132 units per person 0.013 units per person Belgium
1970s 0.139 units per person 0.1326 units per person 0.0064 units per person Belgium
1980s 0.1412 units per person 0.1502 units per person 0.0089 units per person Denmark
1990s 0.1582 units per person 0.1526 units per person 0.0055 units per person Belgium
2000s 0.1706 units per person 0.1519 units per person 0.0187 units per person Belgium
2010s 0.1805 units per person 0.1837 units per person 0.0032 units per person Denmark
2020s 0.2002 units per person 0.2054 units per person 0.0052 units per person Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 65 and above, total, per capita, Belgium or Denmark?
Denmark, at 0.2112 units per person against 0.2096 units per person in Belgium as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, total, per capita between Belgium and Denmark?
0.0016 units per person, with Denmark 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 population ages 65 and above, total, per capita?
Belgium ranks 28th and Denmark ranks 26th of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
265 places, 17,460 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Population ages 65 and above, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.