Life expectancy estimates and projections in Belgium
Life expectancy at birth in Belgium was 82.1 years in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1950.
Belgium, 2023 (latest estimate)
82.1
Change from 2022
+1.2%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023
81.9 years
Projection for 2030
83.2 years
Projection for 2050
85.9 years
Projection for 2100
91.4 years
Position in 2023
30th of 216
Life expectancy estimates and projections in Belgium over time
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Years. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Belgium |
|---|---|
| 2100 | 91.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2095 | 90.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2090 | 90.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2085 | 89.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2080 | 89.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2075 | 88.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2070 | 88.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2065 | 87.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2060 | 87.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2055 | 86.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2050 | 85.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2045 | 85.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2040 | 84.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2035 | 83.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2030 | 83.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2025 | 82.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2023 | 82.1 years |
| 2022 | 81.2 years |
| 2021 | 81.7 years |
| 2020 | 80.8 years |
| 2019 | 81.8 years |
| 2018 | 81.5 years |
| 2017 | 81.4 years |
| 2016 | 81.3 years |
| 2015 | 80.9 years |
| 2014 | 81.1 years |
Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +1.2% from 81.2 years in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 80.5 years, the figure has changed by +2.0%.
- Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Belgium has the 30th highest value.
More for Belgium
All statistics for Belgium
Healthy life expectancy
69.9 years
2023 · WHO
Life expectancy at birth
82.4 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