EU 80.77
· European ranking
14 / 35
Up 1 positions compared with previous year
Belgium: Life Expectancy
An editorial snapshot of country living conditions with trend, regional spread, and context links.
Latest value
· 2024
82.40 Years
EU 80.77 · +1.6 pp vs Europe
What this indicator measures
Measures the average number of years a newborn would live if the age-specific mortality conditions observed in the reference period remained applicable throughout life.
Higher values generally represent a more favorable situation.
Data source: Eurostat Life expectancy at birth TPS00205
Explore this indicator
Regional map
· 2024 · 11 regions
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Internal regions
Comparison of values across the country's regions for this indicator.
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1+1.82
83.90
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2+1.21
83.40
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3+1.09
83.30
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4+0.85
83.10
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4+0.85
83.10
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6+0.73
83.00
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7-0.36
82.10
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8-1.82
80.90
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9-2.06
80.70
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10-2.18
80.60
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11-2.91
80.00
More context on this indicator
At a glance
Belgium performs more favourably than the European benchmark on Life expectancy at birth, with a moderate gap. The trend context points to recent stabilization. The wider topic context points to broader relative strength. Regional evidence also shows internal variation.
European comparison in Belgium
In Belgium, Life expectancy is noticeably better than the European benchmark: 82.4 years versus 80.8 years in 2024, with a gap of 1.6 years.
Recent trend
In Belgium, the medium-term pattern shows improvement: the value moved from 82.1 years in 2019 to 82.4 years in 2024. The latest value changes little from 82.5 years in 2023, indicating a pause in the previous improvement.
Regional differences in Belgium
In Belgium, regional values for Life expectancy are relatively close. Across 11 comparable regions, Prov. Vlaams-Brabant records the highest value (83.9 Years) and Prov. Hainaut the lowest (80 Years), a gap of 3.9 years.
Reading within the topic
In Belgium, the evidence for Quality of Life & Household Conditions leans towards relatively favourable performance compared with Europe, without a clear pressure signal dominating the picture. Material recent changes among related indicators lean towards improvement.