Which has higher population ages 80 and above, male, Belgium or Sweden?

Sweden, at 282,191 against 264,087 in Belgium as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Sweden?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, published as Population ages 80 and above, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belgium vs Sweden: Population ages 80 and above, male

Belgium

264,087

in 2025

Sweden

282,191

in 2025

Belgium rank

35th

Sweden rank

33rd

Population ages 80 and above, male over time

Belgium
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 282,191 against 264,087 in Belgium, a difference of 18,104.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.

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

Belgium ranks 35th and Sweden ranks 33rd of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1960s	72,450	67,578	4,871	Belgium
1970s	76,455	83,729	7,274	Sweden
1980s	92,802	107,151	14,350	Sweden
1990s	109,510	140,615	31,104	Sweden
2000s	144,875	171,995	27,120	Sweden
2010s	216,138	193,554	22,585	Belgium
2020s	249,801	246,405	3,396	Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 80 and above, male, Belgium or Sweden?: Sweden, at 282,191 against 264,087 in Belgium as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 80 and above, male between Belgium and Sweden?: 18,104, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Sweden?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Belgium and Sweden rank globally for population ages 80 and above, male?: Belgium ranks 35th and Sweden ranks 33rd of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, published as Population ages 80 and above, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population ages 80 and above, male
Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 262 places, 17,262 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Male population between the ages 80 and above.