Life expectancy at birth, male in Belgium
Belgium: Life expectancy at birth, male was 80.3 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, male in Belgium, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, male in Belgium is 80.3 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Belgium peaked at 80.4 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 66.78 years, in 1960.
That places Belgium 31st out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, male in Belgium, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 66.78 years | — |
| 1961 | 67.56 years | +1.2% |
| 1962 | 67.4 years | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 67.11 years | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 67.76 years | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 67.64 years | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 67.76 years | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 67.93 years | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 67.62 years | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 67.56 years | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 67.85 years | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 67.88 years | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 68.21 years | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 68.45 years | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 68.82 years | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 68.82 years | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 68.91 years | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 69.53 years | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 69.42 years | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 69.94 years | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 69.89 years | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 70.29 years | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 70.61 years | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 70.63 years | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 71 years | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 71.13 years | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 71.4 years | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 72 years | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 72.2 years | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 72.34 years | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 72.73 years | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 72.88 years | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 73 years | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 72.96 years | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 73.36 years | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 73.47 years | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 73.88 years | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 74.2 years | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 74.4 years | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 74.4 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 74.6 years | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 74.9 years | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 75.1 years | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 75.3 years | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 76 years | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 76.2 years | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 76.6 years | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 77.1 years | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 76.9 years | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 77.4 years | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 77.5 years | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 78 years | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 77.8 years | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 78.1 years | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 78.8 years | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 78.7 years | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 79 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 79.2 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 79.4 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 79.8 years | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 78.5 years | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 79.4 years | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 79.7 years | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 80.4 years | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 80.3 years | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 67.51 years | 66.78 years | 67.93 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 68.78 years | 67.85 years | 69.94 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.15 years | 69.89 years | 72.34 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.53 years | 72.73 years | 74.4 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.01 years | 74.6 years | 77.4 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.63 years | 77.5 years | 79.8 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.66 years | 78.5 years | 80.4 years | 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, total, annual growth rate -1.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.157 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 0.4924 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.3145 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, male in Belgium?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in Belgium was 80.3 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 80.4 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.78 years in 1960.
- How does Belgium rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Belgium ranks 31st out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.