Belgium vs Netherlands: Median age vs births per woman
Belgium
41.44
in 2023
Netherlands
41.4
in 2023
Belgium rank
45th
Netherlands rank
46th
Median age vs births per woman over time
- Belgium
- Netherlands
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 41.44 against 41.4 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.04.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 45th and Netherlands ranks 46th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 6 and Netherlands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 33.88 | 27.48 | 6.41 | Belgium |
| 1960s | 33.8 | 27.6 | 6.2 | Belgium |
| 1970s | 33.2 | 28.48 | 4.72 | Belgium |
| 1980s | 34.08 | 31.72 | 2.36 | Belgium |
| 1990s | 36.37 | 34.57 | 1.8 | Belgium |
| 2000s | 38.99 | 37.75 | 1.24 | Belgium |
| 2010s | 40.33 | 40.87 | 0.5355 | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 41.08 | 41.48 | 0.4002 | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher median age vs births per woman, Belgium or Netherlands?
- Belgium, at 41.44 against 41.4 in Netherlands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in median age vs births per woman between Belgium and Netherlands?
- 0.04, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for median age vs births per woman?
- Belgium ranks 45th and Netherlands ranks 46th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Median age vs births per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.