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Life expectancy at age 15 in Belgium

Belgium: Life expectancy at age 15 was 91.5 years in 2100. ▲ Rising

Latest (2100)
91.5 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
34th
of 236 countries
All-time high
91.5 years
in 2100
All-time low
52.24 years
in 1866
Years of data
255
1841–2100

Life expectancy at age 15 in Belgium, 1841–2100

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Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2100, life expectancy at age 15 in Belgium stood at 91.5 years. That is the highest value across all 255 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 15 in Belgium peaked at 91.5 years in 2100 and was at its lowest, 52.24 years, in 1866.

Belgium ranks 34th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 255 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1840s 57.25 years 53.4 years 59.25 years 9
1850s 59.15 years 57.95 years 60.39 years 10
1860s 59.52 years 52.24 years 61.12 years 10
1870s 59.79 years 55.86 years 61.11 years 10
1880s 61.06 years 60.54 years 61.87 years 10
1890s 61.97 years 60.24 years 63.47 years 10
1900s 63.76 years 62.28 years 64.34 years 10
1910s 64.35 years 62.78 years 65.1 years 5
1920s 65.99 years 65.09 years 66.53 years 10
1930s 67.42 years 66.64 years 68.08 years 10
1940s 67.62 years 63.67 years 70.33 years 10
1950s 72.12 years 70.86 years 73.18 years 10
1960s 72.79 years 72.39 years 73.09 years 10
1970s 73.62 years 72.98 years 74.5 years 10
1980s 75.53 years 74.52 years 76.54 years 10
1990s 77.56 years 76.94 years 78.22 years 10
2000s 79.35 years 78.33 years 80.27 years 10
2010s 81.31 years 80.46 years 82.23 years 10
2020s 82.51 years 81.15 years 83.34 years 10
2030s 84.1 years 83.49 years 84.7 years 10
2040s 85.38 years 84.83 years 85.93 years 10
2050s 86.57 years 86.06 years 87.09 years 10
2060s 87.7 years 87.21 years 88.19 years 10
2070s 88.79 years 88.3 years 89.27 years 10
2080s 89.87 years 89.38 years 90.35 years 10
2090s 90.92 years 90.45 years 91.39 years 10
2100s 91.5 years 91.5 years 91.5 years 1

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 31 Israel 91.62 years compare
  2. 32 Austria 91.6 years compare
  3. 32 Netherlands 91.6 years compare
  4. 35 Faroe Islands 91.49 years compare
  5. 36 Greece 91.45 years compare
  6. 37 Cyprus 91.44 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at age 15 in Belgium?
Life expectancy at age 15 in Belgium was 91.5 years in 2100, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 91.5 years in 2100.
What is the lowest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 52.24 years in 1866.
How does Belgium rank for life expectancy at age 15?
Belgium ranks 34th out of 236 countries with data for 2100.
Is life expectancy at age 15 rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at age 15. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy at age 15
Unit
years
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 36,894 data points, 1751–2100
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