Population ages 0-14 in Belgium
Belgium: Population ages 0-14 was 15.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 0-14 in Belgium, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 0-14 in Belgium is 15.7%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14 in Belgium peaked at 24.0% in 1966 and was at its lowest, 15.7%, in 2025.
That places Belgium 171st out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 0-14 in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 23.7% | — |
| 1961 | 23.8% | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 23.8% | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 23.9% | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 23.9% | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 24.0% | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 24.0% | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 23.9% | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 23.9% | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 23.8% | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 23.6% | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 23.5% | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 23.3% | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 23.0% | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 22.6% | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 22.2% | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 21.8% | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 21.4% | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 21.0% | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 20.6% | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 20.3% | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 19.9% | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 19.6% | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 19.4% | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 19.1% | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 18.8% | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 18.6% | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 18.3% | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 18.2% | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 18.1% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 18.1% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 18.2% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 18.2% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 18.1% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 18.1% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 18.0% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 17.9% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 17.8% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 17.7% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 17.7% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 17.6% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 17.5% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 17.5% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 17.3% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 17.2% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 17.1% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 17.0% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 16.9% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 16.9% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 16.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 16.9% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 17.0% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 17.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 17.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 17.0% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 17.0% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 17.0% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 17.0% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 16.9% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 16.9% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 16.8% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 16.7% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 16.5% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 16.3% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 16.0% | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 15.7% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.9% | 23.7% | 24.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 22.3% | 20.6% | 23.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.0% | 18.1% | 20.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.0% | 17.7% | 18.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.2% | 16.9% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.0% | 16.9% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.3% | 15.7% | 16.8% | 6 |
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More education data for Belgium
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.2912 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 66,778 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,985 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 311,113 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.4819 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 239,886 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.045 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14 in Belgium?
- Population ages 0-14 in Belgium was 15.7% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 0-14 recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 24.0% in 1966.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14 recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.7% in 2025.
- How does Belgium rank for population ages 0-14?
- Belgium ranks 171st out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14 rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division, published as part of Population ages 0-14 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.