Belgium - Population ages 65 and above, female (% of female population)

Population ages 65 and above, female (% of female population) in Belgium was 21.36 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 21.36 in 2020, while its lowest value was 13.41 in 1960.

Definition: Female population 65 years of age or older as a percentage of the total female population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 13.41
1961 13.60
1962 13.80
1963 14.01
1964 14.22
1965 14.43
1966 14.66
1967 14.89
1968 15.12
1969 15.32
1970 15.51
1971 15.73
1972 15.92
1973 16.07
1974 16.22
1975 16.36
1976 16.55
1977 16.75
1978 16.91
1979 16.99
1980 16.96
1981 16.90
1982 16.72
1983 16.50
1984 16.35
1985 16.32
1986 16.45
1987 16.70
1988 17.01
1989 17.31
1990 17.57
1991 17.82
1992 18.02
1993 18.18
1994 18.34
1995 18.51
1996 18.71
1997 18.91
1998 19.10
1999 19.28
2000 19.43
2001 19.55
2002 19.64
2003 19.71
2004 19.75
2005 19.76
2006 19.75
2007 19.70
2008 19.63
2009 19.61
2010 19.66
2011 19.72
2012 19.84
2013 20.00
2014 20.17
2015 20.32
2016 20.53
2017 20.72
2018 20.91
2019 21.12
2020 21.36

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

General Comments: Relevance to gender indicator: Knowing how many girls, adolescents and women there are in a population helps a country in determining its provision of services.

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Population