Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage in Belgium
Belgium: Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage was 11,692 Persons in 2024. ▲ Rising
Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage in Belgium, 1960–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage in Belgium is 11,692 Persons, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage in Belgium peaked at 11,692 Persons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5,288 Persons, in 1960.
That places Belgium 17th out of 34 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5,288 Persons | — |
| 1961 | 5,500 Persons | +4.0% |
| 1962 | 5,724 Persons | +4.1% |
| 1963 | 6,127 Persons | +7.0% |
| 1964 | 6,182 Persons | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 6,499 Persons | +5.1% |
| 1966 | 6,656 Persons | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 6,690 Persons | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 6,905 Persons | +3.2% |
| 1969 | 9,517 Persons | +37.8% |
| 1970 | 9,422 Persons | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 9,528 Persons | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 9,631 Persons | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 9,728 Persons | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 9,836 Persons | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 9,929 Persons | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 9,939 Persons | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 9,940 Persons | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 9,928 Persons | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 9,926 Persons | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 9,930 Persons | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 9,874 Persons | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 9,832 Persons | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 9,778 Persons | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 9,733 Persons | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 9,680 Persons | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 9,683 Persons | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 9,683 Persons | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 9,671 Persons | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 9,667 Persons | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 9,690 Persons | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 9,724 Persons | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 9,960 Persons | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 9,958 Persons | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 9,943 Persons | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 9,963 Persons | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 9,971 Persons | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 9,993 Persons | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 10,051 Persons | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 10,109 Persons | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 10,165 Persons | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 10,217 Persons | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 10,264 Persons | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 10,309 Persons | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 10,360 Persons | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 10,420 Persons | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 10,476 Persons | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 10,477 Persons | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 10,563 Persons | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 10,650 Persons | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 10,735 Persons | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 10,824 Persons | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 10,952 Persons | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 11,013 Persons | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 11,063 Persons | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 11,114 Persons | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 11,180 Persons | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 11,227 Persons | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 11,280 Persons | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 11,337 Persons | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 11,361 Persons | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 11,418 Persons | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 11,524 Persons | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 11,574 Persons | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 11,692 Persons | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,509 Persons | 5,288 Persons | 9,517 Persons | 10 |
| 1970s | 9,781 Persons | 9,422 Persons | 9,940 Persons | 10 |
| 1980s | 9,753 Persons | 9,667 Persons | 9,930 Persons | 10 |
| 1990s | 9,936 Persons | 9,690 Persons | 10,109 Persons | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,390 Persons | 10,165 Persons | 10,650 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,073 Persons | 10,735 Persons | 11,337 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,514 Persons | 11,361 Persons | 11,692 Persons | 5 |
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More health data for Belgium
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -3.28 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2923 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,160 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 59 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -1.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0768 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0803 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage in Belgium?
- Healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage in Belgium was 11,692 Persons in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 11,692 Persons in 2024.
- What is the lowest healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,288 Persons in 1960.
- How does Belgium rank for healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage?
- Belgium ranks 17th out of 34 countries with data for 2024.
- Is healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of a population covered for a core set of health services offers an initial measure of access to care and financial protection. Most OECD countries have achieved universal or near-universal coverage for a core set of health services, which usually include consultations with doctors, tests and examinations, and hospital care. This dataset presents the latest data for government (compulsory) health insurance, and for the various types of voluntary health insurance coverage. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.