BE · 1979 · demo_pjangroup

Population on 1 January by age group and sex

Belgium, 1979

Population on 1 January by age group and sex
251,282
Belgium, 1979
▲ 3.1% vs 1978 (243,841)
Analysis

In 1979, Belgium's population on 1 january by age group and sex increased by 3.1% compared to 1978, reaching 251,282.

Belgium ranks 6th out of 22 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 14.6% (from 219,243 in 1974).

Source: Eurostat dataset demo_pjangroup, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 1979
#6 of 22
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