Share of children (aged less than 18) living with their parents by in Belgium
Belgium: Share of children (aged less than 18) living with their parents by was 52.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of children (aged less than 18) living with their parents by in Belgium, 2003–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 52.0% for share of children (aged less than 18) living with their parents by in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children (aged less than 18) living with their parents by in Belgium peaked at 67.6% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 52.0%, in 2025.
That places Belgium 42nd out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Share of children (aged less than 18) living with their parents by in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 66.5% | — |
| 2004 | 66.4% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 67.6% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 66.3% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 65.7% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 67.6% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 63.8% | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 58.4% | -8.5% |
| 2011 | 54.9% | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 57.5% | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 58.7% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 56.7% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 56.0% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 54.6% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 53.4% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 52.3% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 53.9% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 55.1% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 54.7% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 55.1% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 55.3% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 52.5% | -5.1% |
| 2025 | 52.0% | -1.0% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 52.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 68.8%, 76% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 52.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 64.9%, 80% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.3% | 63.8% | 67.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 55.6% | 52.3% | 58.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.1% | 52.0% | 55.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
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- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.1652 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.1094 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.1652 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.0945 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0.0085 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.2% (2100)
- Population density 365.29 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 461,216 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children (aged less than 18) living with their parents by in Belgium?
- Share of children (aged less than 18) living with their parents by in Belgium was 52.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest share of children (aged less than 18) living with their parents by recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 67.6% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of children (aged less than 18) living with their parents by recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.0% in 2025.
- How does Belgium rank for share of children (aged less than 18) living with their parents by?
- Belgium ranks 42nd out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of children (aged less than 18) living with their parents by rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Share of children (aged less than 18) living with their parents by type of household. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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