Population ages 15-64, male in Belgium
Belgium: Population ages 15-64, male was 3.81 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
3.81 million
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
81st
of 217 countries
All-time high
3.81 million
in 2025
All-time low
2.91 million
in 1961
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population ages 15-64, male in Belgium, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 15-64, male in Belgium stood at 3.81 million. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64, male in Belgium peaked at 3.81 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.91 million, in 1961.
Belgium ranks 81st of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 15-64, male in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.91 million | — |
| 1961 | 2.91 million | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 2.91 million | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 2.93 million | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 2.95 million | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 2.97 million | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 2.99 million | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 3.00 million | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 3.01 million | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 3.02 million | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 3.03 million | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 3.04 million | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 3.05 million | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 3.07 million | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 3.10 million | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 3.12 million | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 3.15 million | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 3.17 million | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 3.19 million | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 3.21 million | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 3.23 million | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 3.25 million | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 3.28 million | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 3.31 million | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 3.33 million | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 3.34 million | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 3.34 million | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 3.34 million | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 3.35 million | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 3.36 million | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 3.36 million | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 3.36 million | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 3.37 million | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 3.37 million | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 3.38 million | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 3.38 million | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 3.38 million | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 3.38 million | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 3.38 million | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 3.38 million | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 3.39 million | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 3.40 million | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 3.41 million | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 3.43 million | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 3.44 million | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 3.46 million | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 3.49 million | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 3.53 million | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 3.56 million | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 3.58 million | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 3.62 million | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 3.65 million | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 3.66 million | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 3.67 million | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 3.67 million | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.68 million | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 3.69 million | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 3.69 million | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.70 million | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 3.71 million | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 3.72 million | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 3.73 million | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 3.74 million | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 3.77 million | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 3.79 million | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 3.81 million | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.96 million | 2.91 million | 3.02 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.11 million | 3.03 million | 3.21 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.31 million | 3.23 million | 3.36 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.37 million | 3.36 million | 3.38 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.47 million | 3.39 million | 3.58 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.67 million | 3.62 million | 3.71 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.76 million | 3.72 million | 3.81 million | 6 |
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- 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 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.1154 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0942 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-64, male in Belgium?
- Population ages 15-64, male in Belgium was 3.81 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 15-64, male recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 3.81 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64, male recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.91 million in 1961.
- How does Belgium rank for population ages 15-64, male?
- Belgium ranks 81st out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64, male rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. 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 Population ages 15-64, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population between the ages 15 to 64. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.