Belgium vs Ireland: People aged 65 and over

People aged 65 and over in 2023: 20.2% in Belgium and 15.5% in Ireland, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Belgium, by 4.6 percentage points, or 1.3 times that in Ireland.

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% of people · UN

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What the numbers say

Belgium has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Belgium ranked 33 and Ireland ranked 67 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Belgium at 32.5% and Ireland at 33.3% in 2100.
The world as a whole: 10% in 2023.

Every year

% of people · UN

Year	Belgium	Ireland	World
2023	20.2	15.5	10
2022	19.8	15.2	9.8
2021	19.5	14.9	9.5
2020	19.2	14.6	9.3
2019	19	14.2	9.1
2018	18.8	14	8.9
2017	18.6	13.7	8.7
2016	18.4	13.4	8.5
2015	18.2	13.1	8.3
2014	18	12.8	8.1
2013	17.7	12.5	7.9
2012	17.5	12.1	7.8
2011	17.3	11.7	7.7
2010	17.1	11.4	7.6
2009	17.1	11.1	7.5
2008	17.1	10.9	7.5
2007	17.1	10.8	7.4
2006	17.2	10.9	7.3
2005	17.2	11	7.3
2004	17.2	11.1	7.2
2003	17.1	11.1	7.1
2002	17	11.1	7
2001	16.9	11.1	6.9
2000	16.8	11.2	6.8
1999	16.7	11.3	6.8
1998	16.6	11.3	6.7
1997	16.4	11.4	6.6
1996	16.1	11.4	6.5
1995	15.9	11.4	6.5
1994	15.7	11.4	6.4
1993	15.5	11.4	6.3
1992	15.3	11.4	6.2
1991	15.1	11.4	6.1
1990	14.9	11.4	6.1
1989	14.7	11.3	6
1988	14.5	11.2	6
1987	14.2	11	5.9
1986	14	10.9	5.9
1985	13.8	10.8	5.8
1984	13.6	10.7	5.8
1983	13.8	10.7	5.8
1982	14	10.7	5.8
1981	14.3	10.8	5.8
1980	14.4	10.8	5.8
1979	14.4	10.8	5.8
1978	14.3	10.8	5.7
1977	14.2	10.7	5.6
1976	14.1	10.7	5.6
1975	14	10.7	5.5
1974	13.9	10.8	5.5
1973	13.8	10.9	5.4
1972	13.6	11	5.4
1971	13.5	11.1	5.3
1970	13.4	11.1	5.3
1969	13.3	11.2	5.2
1968	13.1	11.2	5.2
1967	13	11.2	5.2
1966	12.8	11.2	5.1
1965	12.7	11.2	5.1
1964	12.5	11.2	5
1963	12.4	11.2	5
1962	12.3	11.2	5
1961	12.1	11.3	5
1960	12	11.2	5
1959	11.9	11.1	5
1958	11.8	11.1	5
1957	11.7	11.1	5
1956	11.6	11	5
1955	11.5	10.9	5
1954	11.4	10.9	5
1953	11.3	10.8	5
1952	11.2	10.8	5
1951	11.1	10.8	5
1950	11	11	5.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Belgium	Ireland	World
2024	20.6	15.9	10.2
2025	21	16.2	10.4
2026	21.4	16.5	10.6
2027	21.8	16.9	10.8
2028	22.2	17.2	11.1
2029	22.7	17.6	11.5
2030	23.1	18	11.8
2031	23.6	18.3	12
2032	23.9	18.7	12.3
2033	24.3	19	12.6
2034	24.6	19.4	12.8
2035	25	19.8	13.1
2036	25.3	20.2	13.4
2037	25.6	20.6	13.7
2038	25.9	21	13.9
2039	26.1	21.4	14.1
2040	26.2	21.9	14.3
2041	26.4	22.3	14.5
2042	26.6	22.7	14.7
2043	26.7	23.2	14.9
2044	26.9	23.7	15
2045	27.1	24.2	15.2
2046	27.3	24.7	15.4
2047	27.4	25.1	15.7
2048	27.6	25.5	15.9
2049	27.7	25.9	16.1
2050	27.8	26.1	16.3
2051	27.9	26.4	16.6
2052	28	26.6	16.8
2053	28.1	26.7	17.1
2054	28.3	26.9	17.3
2055	28.4	27	17.6
2056	28.6	27.1	17.8
2057	28.7	27.1	18
2058	28.8	27.2	18.2
2059	28.9	27.2	18.4
2060	29	27.2	18.5
2061	29	27.3	18.7
2062	29.1	27.3	18.8
2063	29.1	27.4	19
2064	29.1	27.5	19.1
2065	29.1	27.7	19.3
2066	29.2	27.8	19.4
2067	29.2	27.9	19.6
2068	29.2	28.1	19.7
2069	29.3	28.3	19.9
2070	29.4	28.5	20
2071	29.6	28.7	20.2
2072	29.8	29	20.3
2073	30	29.3	20.5
2074	30.2	29.7	20.7
2075	30.4	30	20.9
2076	30.6	30.3	21.1
2077	30.8	30.6	21.3
2078	31	30.9	21.5
2079	31.2	31.2	21.7
2080	31.4	31.4	21.9
2081	31.5	31.6	22.1
2082	31.7	31.8	22.3
2083	31.8	32	22.4
2084	31.9	32.2	22.6
2085	32	32.4	22.7
2086	32.1	32.5	22.8
2087	32.3	32.7	22.9
2088	32.3	32.8	22.9
2089	32.3	32.9	23
2090	32.3	33	23.1
2091	32.3	33	23.2
2092	32.3	33.1	23.3
2093	32.4	33.1	23.3
2094	32.4	33.1	23.4
2095	32.4	33.1	23.5
2096	32.4	33.2	23.6
2097	32.4	33.2	23.7
2098	32.4	33.2	23.7
2099	32.4	33.3	23.8
2100	32.5	33.3	23.9

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The share of the population aged 65 or older.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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