Population growth rate vs median age in Belgium
Belgium: Population growth rate vs median age was -0.1033 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Population growth rate vs median age in Belgium, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, population growth rate vs median age in Belgium stood at -0.1033. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 99.4% on the previous year and down 176.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rate vs median age in Belgium peaked at 0.5886 in 1959 and was at its lowest, -0.1033, in 2023.
That places Belgium 192nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4706 | 0.363 | 0.5886 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3931 | 0.1971 | 0.5602 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1104 | -0.0037 | 0.2379 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0873 | 0.026 | 0.1528 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1365 | 0.0845 | 0.211 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1397 | 0.0594 | 0.1997 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1296 | 0.057 | 0.2138 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.0525 | -0.1033 | 0.0463 | 4 |
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More population data for Belgium
- Population growth rate -0.166 (2100)
- Population density 365.29 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 461,216 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.166 (2100)
- Fertility vs contraception 1.44 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 1.44 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 183,551 (2024)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.44 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs share that are religious 1.38 (2023)
- Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to surviv 1.37 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate vs median age in Belgium?
- Population growth rate vs median age in Belgium was -0.1033 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate vs median age recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5886 in 1959.
- What is the lowest population growth rate vs median age recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1033 in 2023.
- How does Belgium rank for population growth rate vs median age?
- Belgium ranks 192nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population growth rate vs median age rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 176.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population growth rate vs median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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