Population ages 70-74, female in Belgium
Belgium: Population ages 70-74, female was 314,655 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
314,655
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
50th
of 218 countries
All-time high
314,655
in 2025
All-time low
171,208
in 1989
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population ages 70-74, female 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 314,655 for population ages 70-74, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 35.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 70-74, female in Belgium peaked at 314,655 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 171,208, in 1989.
Belgium ranks 50th of 218 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 70-74, female in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 174,897 | — |
| 1961 | 177,090 | +1.3% |
| 1962 | 180,051 | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 184,093 | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 188,926 | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 193,714 | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 199,007 | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 204,530 | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 208,492 | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 211,953 | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 215,777 | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 219,823 | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 224,256 | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 228,204 | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 231,833 | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 234,274 | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 234,973 | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 235,393 | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 236,332 | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 236,462 | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 236,039 | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 235,182 | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 234,186 | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 233,721 | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 233,475 | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 229,195 | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 217,827 | -5.0% |
| 1987 | 201,139 | -7.7% |
| 1988 | 182,866 | -9.1% |
| 1989 | 171,208 | -6.4% |
| 1990 | 175,987 | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 193,951 | +10.2% |
| 1992 | 215,663 | +11.2% |
| 1993 | 238,718 | +10.7% |
| 1994 | 256,298 | +7.4% |
| 1995 | 262,170 | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 261,627 | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 260,674 | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 259,600 | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 258,605 | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 259,140 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 261,061 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 263,194 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 263,645 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 262,025 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 258,029 | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 252,400 | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 247,792 | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 245,988 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 245,866 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 243,684 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 238,680 | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 231,483 | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 227,744 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 227,783 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 231,764 | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 244,725 | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 262,465 | +7.2% |
| 2018 | 275,943 | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 285,324 | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 292,747 | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 296,218 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 298,121 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 302,213 | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 307,489 | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 314,655 | +2.3% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 314,655 is above the median for high income countries, which is 44,762, 7.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 314,655 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 134,956, 2.3× the median. (57 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 192,275 | 174,897 | 211,953 | 10 |
| 1970s | 229,733 | 215,777 | 236,462 | 10 |
| 1980s | 217,484 | 171,208 | 236,039 | 10 |
| 1990s | 238,329 | 175,987 | 262,170 | 10 |
| 2000s | 255,914 | 245,866 | 263,645 | 10 |
| 2010s | 246,960 | 227,744 | 285,324 | 10 |
| 2020s | 301,907 | 292,747 | 314,655 | 6 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2923 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,160 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 59 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 70-74, female in Belgium?
- Population ages 70-74, female in Belgium was 314,655 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 70-74, female recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 314,655 in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 70-74, female recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 171,208 in 1989.
- How does Belgium rank for population ages 70-74, female?
- Belgium ranks 50th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 70-74, female rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 70-74, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population between the ages 70 to 74.