BE · 2023 · tps00198
Old-age-dependency ratio
Belgium, 2023
Old-age-dependency ratio
30.8
Belgium, 2023
▲ 0.7% vs 2022 (30.6)
Analysis
In 2023, Belgium's old-age-dependency ratio increased by 0.7% compared to 2022, reaching 30.8.
Belgium accounts for 92.2% of the EU-27 total of 33.4.
Belgium ranks 17th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 5.8% (from 29.1 in 2018).
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00198, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2023
#17 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2023
92.2%
EU-27: 33.4
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2014 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tps00198