Belgium vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Population ages 80 and above, female
Belgium
7.0%
in 2025
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2.2%
in 2025
Belgium rank
22nd
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
22nd
Population ages 80 and above, female over time
- Belgium
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 7.0% against 2.2% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 4.8%.
That makes Belgium's figure about 3.2 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 22nd and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 22nd of 218 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.4% | 0.4% | 2.0% | Belgium |
| 1970s | 3.0% | 0.5% | 2.4% | Belgium |
| 1980s | 4.1% | 0.7% | 3.4% | Belgium |
| 1990s | 5.0% | 0.9% | 4.1% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 5.6% | 1.3% | 4.4% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 1.7% | 5.1% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 6.9% | 2.1% | 4.9% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 80 and above, female, Belgium or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Belgium, at 7.0% against 2.2% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 80 and above, female between Belgium and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 4.8%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for population ages 80 and above, female?
- Belgium ranks 22nd and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 22nd of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 80 and above, female (% of female population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Female population between the ages 80 and above as a percentage of the total female population.