Population ages 00-04, male in Belgium
Belgium: Population ages 00-04, male was 286,409 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
286,409
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
103rd
of 217 countries
All-time high
399,679
in 1965
All-time low
286,409
in 2025
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population ages 00-04, male in Belgium, 1960–2025
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.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 286,409 for population ages 00-04, male in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 00-04, male in Belgium peaked at 399,679 in 1965 and was at its lowest, 286,409, in 2025.
That places Belgium 103rd out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 00-04, male in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 386,322 | — |
| 1961 | 390,097 | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 392,406 | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 394,402 | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 397,447 | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 399,679 | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 398,738 | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 395,039 | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 388,153 | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 378,315 | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 368,552 | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 361,932 | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 357,530 | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 352,264 | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 345,264 | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 336,048 | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 326,179 | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 317,902 | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 312,504 | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 310,724 | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 311,678 | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 312,898 | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 312,969 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 311,288 | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 307,678 | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 303,152 | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 299,561 | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 297,803 | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 298,730 | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 301,950 | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 306,680 | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 311,765 | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 315,754 | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 317,416 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 315,950 | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 311,806 | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 306,267 | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 301,274 | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 297,614 | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 295,471 | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 294,712 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 294,344 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 293,280 | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 292,192 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 292,911 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 295,430 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 299,340 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 305,068 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 312,194 | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 319,012 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 325,322 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 331,565 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 333,315 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 332,584 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 330,568 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 328,069 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 324,722 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 320,890 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 316,980 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 313,134 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 308,808 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 305,582 | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 304,092 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 299,392 | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 292,131 | -2.4% |
| 2025 | 286,409 | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 392,060 | 378,315 | 399,679 | 10 |
| 1970s | 338,890 | 310,724 | 368,552 | 10 |
| 1980s | 305,771 | 297,803 | 312,969 | 10 |
| 1990s | 308,000 | 295,471 | 317,416 | 10 |
| 2000s | 299,848 | 292,192 | 319,012 | 10 |
| 2010s | 325,715 | 313,134 | 333,315 | 10 |
| 2020s | 299,402 | 286,409 | 308,808 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 100 Azerbaijan 327,712 compare
- 101 Libya 318,555 compare
- 102 United Arab Emirates 302,360 compare
- 104 Sweden 271,636 compare
- 105 Czechia 254,803 compare
- 106 El Salvador 249,440 compare
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 15-64, male, annual growth rate 0.559 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3189 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 0.5259 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.6334 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 00-04, male in Belgium?
- Population ages 00-04, male in Belgium was 286,409 in 2025, according to 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.
- What is the highest population ages 00-04, male recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 399,679 in 1965.
- What is the lowest population ages 00-04, male recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 286,409 in 2025.
- How does Belgium rank for population ages 00-04, male?
- Belgium ranks 103rd out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 00-04, male rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures 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 part of Population ages 00-04, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population between the ages 0 to 4.