Belgium vs Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026): Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household

Belgium
53.9
in 2025
Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)
50.6
in 2021
Belgium rank
9th
Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) rank
12th

Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household over time

  • Belgium
  • Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)
0204060200320142025

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 53.9 against 50.6 in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026), a difference of 3.3.

That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) ahead.

Belgium ranks 9th and Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) ranks 12th of 49 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) Difference Ahead
2010s 52.13 50.28 1.86 Belgium
2020s 54.05 50.5 3.55 Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household, Belgium or Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
Belgium, at 53.9 against 50.6 in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) as of 2025.
What is the difference in distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household between Belgium and Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
3.3, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
11 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2021.
How do Belgium and Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) rank globally for distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household?
Belgium ranks 9th and Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) ranks 12th of 49 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Eurostat, published as Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household
Source
Eurostat
Licence
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Coverage
55 places, 1,029 data points, 2003–2025
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