Belgium vs Greece: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people

Belgium
2.36 million people
in 2023
Greece
2.40 million people
in 2023
Belgium rank
47th
Greece rank
46th

Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time

  • Belgium
  • Greece
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How they compare

Greece currently reports 2.40 million people against 2.36 million people in Belgium, a difference of 45,280 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 47th and Greece ranks 46th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 4 and Greece in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Greece Difference Ahead
1950s 1.01 million people 549,437 people 460,151 people Belgium
1960s 1.18 million people 715,845 people 465,704 people Belgium
1970s 1.35 million people 1.07 million people 288,320 people Belgium
1980s 1.40 million people 1.29 million people 106,130 people Belgium
1990s 1.60 million people 1.61 million people 6,327 people Greece
2000s 1.79 million people 1.98 million people 193,375 people Greece
2010s 2.03 million people 2.26 million people 231,280 people Greece
2020s 2.28 million people 2.41 million people 125,705 people Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Belgium or Greece?
Greece, at 2.40 million people against 2.36 million people in Belgium as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Belgium and Greece?
45,280 people, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Greece?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Belgium and Greece rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
Belgium ranks 47th and Greece ranks 46th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.