Life expectancy at age 65 in Belgium
At age 65, people in Belgium could expect to live another 20.6 years in 2024.
Belgium, 2024
20.6
Change from 2023
0%
European Union, 2024
20.2 yearsep (Source flag ep)
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
20.2 years
Position in 2024
13th of 37
Life expectancy at age 65 in Belgium over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
Years. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Belgium | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 20.6 years | 20.2 yearsep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2023 | 20.6 years | 20.0 yearsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2022 | 20.1 years | 19.4 yearsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2021 | 20.2 years | 19.1 yearsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2020 | 19.3 years | 19.2 yearsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2019 | 20.4 years | 20.0 yearsbe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2018 | 20.1 years | 19.8 yearse (estimated) |
| 2017 | 20.1 years | 19.7 yearsbe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2016 | 20.0 years | 19.8 yearsbe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2015 | 19.7 years | 19.7 yearsb (break in time series) |
| 2014 | 19.9 yearsb (break in time series) | 19.7 yearsbe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2013 | 19.7 years | 19.7 years |
| 2012 | 19.6 years | 19.5 yearsb (break in time series) |
| 2011 | 19.9 yearsb (break in time series) | 19.6 yearsb (break in time series) |
| 2010 | 19.6 years | 19.4 yearsb (break in time series) |
| 2009 | 19.5 years | 19.2 years |
| 2008 | 19.3 years | 19.0 years |
| 2007 | 19.3 years | 18.9 years |
| 2006 | 19.0 years | 18.7 years |
| 2005 | 18.6 years | 18.3 years |
| 2004 | 18.5 years | 18.3 years |
| 2003 | 17.9 years | 17.8 years |
| 2002 | 18.0 years | 17.8 years |
| 2001 | 18.1 years | – |
| 2000 | 17.8 years | – |
Flags: b break in time series; be break in time series, estimated; e estimated; bep break in time series, estimated, provisional; ep estimated, provisional . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is unchanged from 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 19.9 years, the figure has changed by +3.5%. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
- Among the 37 countries with data for 2024, Belgium has the 13th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 20.2 years.
More for Belgium
All statistics for Belgium
Life expectancy at birth
82.4 years
2024 · Eurostat
Healthy life years at birth
63.9 years
2024 · Eurostat
Infant mortality rate
3.5 per 1,000 live births
2024 · Eurostat
Hospital beds
534d (Definition differs) per 100,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Practising physicians
334b (Break in time series) per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
People reporting good or very good health
73.9%
2025 · Eurostat