BE · 2022 · demo_mlexpec
Life expectancy by age and sex
Belgium, 2022
Life expectancy by age and sex
79.7
Belgium, 2022
▲ 0.4% vs 2021 (79.4)
Analysis
In 2022, Belgium's life expectancy by age and sex increased by 0.4% compared to 2021, reaching 79.7.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 77.9.
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 0.6% (from 79.2 in 2017).
Source: Eurostat dataset demo_mlexpec, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2022
#9 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2022
102.3%
EU-27: 77.9
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · demo_mlexpec