What is life expectancy at birth, total in Belgium?

Life expectancy at birth, total in Belgium was 82.3 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).

What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Belgium?

The highest recorded value was 82.4 years in 2023.

What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Belgium?

The lowest recorded value was 69.7 years in 1960.

How does Belgium rank for life expectancy at birth, total?

Belgium ranks 31st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.

Is life expectancy at birth, total 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 World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy at birth, total in Belgium

Name: Life expectancy at birth, total in Belgium
Creator: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Belgium: Life expectancy at birth, total was 82.3 years in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

82.3 years

Change on year

down 0.1%

World rank

31st

of 215 countries

All-time high

82.4 years

in 2023

All-time low

69.7 years

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2024

Life expectancy at birth, total in Belgium, 1960–2024

Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, total in Belgium is 82.3 years, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Belgium peaked at 82.4 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 69.7 years, in 1960.

That places Belgium 31st out of 215 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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	70.51 years	69.7 years	71.01 years	10
1970s	71.98 years	70.97 years	73.19 years	10
1980s	74.48 years	73.21 years	75.63 years	10
1990s	76.81 years	76.05 years	77.62 years	10
2000s	78.86 years	77.72 years	80.03 years	10
2010s	81.05 years	80.18 years	82 years	10
2020s	81.79 years	80.7 years	82.4 years	5

Countries ranked near Belgium

28 Bermuda 82.49 years compare
29 Portugal 82.38 years compare
30 Finland 82.34 years compare
32 Slovenia 82.29 years compare
33 Denmark 82.25 years compare
34 Canada 82.11 years compare

See the full ranking of 264 places →

More health data for Belgium

Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,160 (2090)
Un projection of annual infant deaths 59 (2100)
Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 70,276 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 67,671 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 70,043 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 67,217 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 68,927 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 65,945 (2025)

All data for Belgium →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at birth, total in Belgium?: Life expectancy at birth, total in Belgium was 82.3 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Belgium?: The highest recorded value was 82.4 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Belgium?: The lowest recorded value was 69.7 years in 1960.
How does Belgium rank for life expectancy at birth, total?: Belgium ranks 31st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is life expectancy at birth, total 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 World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 65 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Unit: years
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 17,126 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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.