BE · 2021 · demo_mlexpec
Life expectancy by age and sex
Belgium, 2021
Life expectancy by age and sex
79.4
Belgium, 2021
▲ 1.1% vs 2020 (78.5)
Analysis
In 2021, Belgium's life expectancy by age and sex increased by 1.1% compared to 2020, reaching 79.4.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 77.2.
Belgium ranks 9th 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 79.0 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset demo_mlexpec, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#9 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
102.8%
EU-27: 77.2
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · demo_mlexpec