BE · 2021 · demo_mlexpec
Life expectancy by age and sex
Belgium, 2021
Life expectancy by age and sex
81.9
Belgium, 2021
▲ 1.4% vs 2020 (80.8)
Analysis
In 2021, Belgium's life expectancy by age and sex increased by 1.4% compared to 2020, reaching 81.9.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 80.1.
Belgium ranks 8th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 0.5% (from 81.5 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset demo_mlexpec, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#8 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
102.2%
EU-27: 80.1
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · demo_mlexpec