Belgium vs Netherlands: Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita
Belgium
0.2096 units per person
in 2025
Netherlands
0.2087 units per person
in 2025
Belgium rank
28th
Netherlands rank
30th
Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita over time
- Belgium
- Netherlands
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 0.2096 units per person against 0.2087 units per person in Netherlands, a difference of 0.0009 units per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 28th and Netherlands ranks 30th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 6 and Netherlands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1262 units per person | 0.0953 units per person | 0.0309 units per person | Belgium |
| 1970s | 0.139 units per person | 0.1073 units per person | 0.0318 units per person | Belgium |
| 1980s | 0.1412 units per person | 0.1203 units per person | 0.021 units per person | Belgium |
| 1990s | 0.1582 units per person | 0.1311 units per person | 0.0271 units per person | Belgium |
| 2000s | 0.1706 units per person | 0.1404 units per person | 0.0301 units per person | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.1805 units per person | 0.1737 units per person | 0.0068 units per person | Belgium |
| 2020s | 0.2002 units per person | 0.2008 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | Netherlands |
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 Netherlands?
- Belgium, at 0.2096 units per person against 0.2087 units per person in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, total, per capita between Belgium and Netherlands?
- 0.0009 units per person, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita?
- Belgium ranks 28th and Netherlands ranks 30th 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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About this data
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.