Belgium vs Libya: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Belgium
1.91 million people
in 2023
Libya
2.04 million people
in 2023
Belgium rank
103rd
Libya rank
100th
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Belgium
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 2.04 million people against 1.91 million people in Belgium, a difference of 134,630 people.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 103rd and Libya ranks 100th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 6 and Libya in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.94 million people | 510,759 people | 1.43 million people | Belgium |
| 1960s | 2.23 million people | 832,827 people | 1.40 million people | Belgium |
| 1970s | 2.17 million people | 1.26 million people | 908,089 people | Belgium |
| 1980s | 1.88 million people | 1.77 million people | 111,863 people | Belgium |
| 1990s | 1.82 million people | 1.78 million people | 31,197 people | Belgium |
| 2000s | 1.80 million people | 1.80 million people | 369 people | Belgium |
| 2010s | 1.91 million people | 2.01 million people | 103,510 people | Libya |
| 2020s | 1.93 million people | 2.06 million people | 136,582 people | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Belgium or Libya?
- Libya, at 2.04 million people against 1.91 million people in Belgium as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Belgium and Libya?
- 134,630 people, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Libya?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Libya rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Belgium ranks 103rd and Libya ranks 100th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share 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
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-14.