Belgium - Life expectancy at birth 2021

Life expectancy of Belgium goes up to 81.9 years

In 2021 the life expectancy in Belgium increased to 81.9 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 84.3 years and for men 79.4 years.

Belgium’s position improvened with respect to the 194 countries we publish life expectancy, dropping from the 30th in 2020 to 22th in 2021.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in Belgium over the past several years, we find that it is higher than in 2020, when it was 80.8 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 2011, when it was 80.7 years.

In this page we show you the progression of the life expectancy in Belgium. You can see the life expectancy in other countries in life expectancy and see all the information about Belgium in Belgian economy.

Belgium - Life expectancy at birth

Date	Life expectancy - Women	Life expectancy - Men	Life expectancy
2021	84.30	79.40	81.90
2020	83.00	78.50	80.80
2019	84.30	79.80	82.10
2018	83.90	79.40	81.70
2017	83.90	79.20	81.60
2016	84.00	79.00	81.50
2015	83.40	78.70	81.10
2014	83.90	78.80	81.40
2013	83.20	78.10	80.70
2012	83.10	77.80	80.50
2011	83.30	78.00	80.70
2010	83.00	77.50	80.30
2009	82.80	77.40	80.20
2008	82.60	76.90	79.80
2007	82.60	77.10	79.90
2006	82.30	76.60	79.50
2005	81.90	76.20	79.10
2004	81.90	76.00	79.00
2003	81.10	75.30	78.30
2002	81.20	75.10	78.20
2001	81.20	74.90	78.10
2000	81.00	74.60	77.90
1999	81.00	74.40	77.70
1998	80.70	74.40	77.60
1997	80.70	74.20	77.50
1996	80.70	73.90	77.30
1995	80.40	73.50	77.00
1994	80.20	73.40	76.80
1993	79.90	73.00	76.50
1992	79.90	73.00	76.50
1991	79.70	72.90	76.30
1990	79.50	72.70	76.20
1989	79.10	72.30	75.70
1988	79.10	72.20	75.70
1987	78.90	72.00	75.40
1986	78.20	71.40	74.80
1985	78.10	71.10	74.60
1984	78.00	71.00	74.50
1983	77.30	70.60	73.90
1982	77.30	70.60	74.00
1981	77.10	70.30	73.70
1980	76.70	69.90	73.30
1979	76.60	69.90	73.30
1978	76.10	69.40	72.80
1977	76.20	69.50	72.80
1976	75.50	68.90	72.20
1975	75.30	68.80	72.00
1974	75.30	68.80	72.00
1973	75.00	68.40	71.70
1972	74.80	68.20	71.40
1971	74.40	67.90	71.10
1970	74.20	67.90	71.00
1969	74.10	67.60	70.80
1968	73.90	67.60	70.70
1967	74.20	67.90	71.00
1966	73.80	67.80	70.70
1965	73.80	67.60	70.70
1964	73.90	67.80	70.80
1963	73.10	67.10	70.10
1962	73.20	67.40	70.30
1961	73.60	67.60	70.50
1960	72.80	66.80	69.70

Belgium - Life expectancy at birth