Overall life satisfaction by level of satisfaction, age and in Belgium
Belgium: Overall life satisfaction by level of satisfaction, age and was 27.6% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
27.6%
Change on year
down 5.2%
World rank
33rd
of 41 countries
All-time high
29.4%
in 2013
All-time low
25.0%
in 2021
Years of data
7
2013–2025
Overall life satisfaction by level of satisfaction, age and in Belgium, 2013–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, overall life satisfaction by level of satisfaction, age and in Belgium stood at 27.6%.
That represents a change of down 5.2% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overall life satisfaction by level of satisfaction, age and in Belgium peaked at 29.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 25.0%, in 2021.
That places Belgium 33rd out of 41 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Overall life satisfaction by level of satisfaction, age and in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 29.4% | — |
| 2018 | 27.5% | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 25.0% | -9.1% |
| 2022 | 27.4% | +9.6% |
| 2023 | 27.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 29.1% | +6.2% |
| 2025 | 27.6% | -5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28.4% | 27.5% | 29.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 27.3% | 25.0% | 29.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 30 France 28.3% compare
- 31 Switzerland 28.0% compare
- 32 Greece 27.7% compare
- 34 Ireland 27.3% compare
- 35 Germany 27.0% compare
- 36 Netherlands 26.7% compare
- 36 Netherlands 26.7% compare
More education data for Belgium
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.18 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.61 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 80,763 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 613,964 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.08 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 568,692 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.11 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 431,997 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.0553 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overall life satisfaction by level of satisfaction, age and in Belgium?
- Overall life satisfaction by level of satisfaction, age and in Belgium was 27.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest overall life satisfaction by level of satisfaction, age and recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 29.4% in 2013.
- What is the lowest overall life satisfaction by level of satisfaction, age and recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.0% in 2021.
- How does Belgium rank for overall life satisfaction by level of satisfaction, age and?
- Belgium ranks 33rd out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overall life satisfaction by level of satisfaction, age and rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Overall life satisfaction by level of satisfaction, age and educational attainment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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