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Dependency ratios

Belgium — 13 years of data

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Historical Values
Year Value
2013 total dependency ratio: 53.8 % youth dependency ratio: 26.1 % elderly dependency ratio: 27.7 % potential support ratio: 3.6 (2013)
2014 total dependency ratio: 54.8 % youth dependency ratio: 26.4 % elderly dependency ratio: 28.4 % potential support ratio: 3.5 (2014 est.)
2015 total dependency ratio: 54.2% | youth dependency ratio: 26.1% | elderly dependency ratio: 28.1% | potential support ratio: 3.6% (2015 est.)
2016 total dependency ratio: 54.2% | youth dependency ratio: 26.1% | elderly dependency ratio: 28.1% | potential support ratio: 3.6% (2015 est.)
2017 total dependency ratio: 54.2 | youth dependency ratio: 26.2 | elderly dependency ratio: 28 | potential support ratio: 3.6 (2015 est.)
2018 total dependency ratio: 54.2 (2015 est.) | youth dependency ratio: 26.2 (2015 est.) | elderly dependency ratio: 28 (2015 est.) | potential support ratio: 3.6 (2015 est.)
2019 total dependency ratio: 54.2 (2015 est.) | youth dependency ratio: 26.2 (2015 est.) | elderly dependency ratio: 28 (2015 est.) | potential support ratio: 3.6 (2015 est.)
2020 total dependency ratio: 57 | youth dependency ratio: 26.7 | elderly dependency ratio: 30.2 | potential support ratio: 3.3 (2020 est.)
2021 total dependency ratio: 57 youth dependency ratio: 26.7 elderly dependency ratio: 30.2 potential support ratio: 3.3 (2020 est.)
2022 total dependency ratio: 56.5 youth dependency ratio: 26.1 elderly dependency ratio: 30.4 potential support ratio: 3.3 (2021 est.)
2023 total dependency ratio: 56.5 youth dependency ratio: 26.1 elderly dependency ratio: 30.4 potential support ratio: 3.3 (2021 est.)
2024 total dependency ratio: 56.5 youth dependency ratio: 26.1 elderly dependency ratio: 30.4 potential support ratio: 3.3 (2021 est.)
2025 total dependency ratio: 57.6 (2025 est.) youth dependency ratio: 24.9 (2025 est.) elderly dependency ratio: 32.6 (2025 est.) potential support ratio: 3.1 (2025 est.)