Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Belgium

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, the total life expectancy at birth for Belgium was 82.4 years. A difference of +0.65 compared to 2022. The most recent figures on male and female life expectancies at birth for Belgium were 80.3 years and 84.6 years respectively in 2023.

You can see similar information for other countries.

The World Bank defines life expectancy at birth as "the average number of years a newborn is expected to live if mortality patterns at the time of its birth remain constant in the future".

The chart and table below shows the total, male, and female life expectancies of Belgium for recent years.

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Data Source: World Bank.
Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Belgium (Years)
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Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Belgium (Years)
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Year Total (Yrs) Male (Yrs) Female (Yrs)
1960 69.7 66.78 72.77
1961 70.52 67.56 73.63
1962 70.22 67.4 73.18
1963 70.05 67.11 73.14
1964 70.76 67.76 73.9
1965 70.63 67.64 73.76
1966 70.71 67.76 73.8
1967 71.01 67.93 74.25
1968 70.69 67.62 73.92
1969 70.77 67.56 74.13
1970 70.97 67.85 74.25
1971 71.06 67.88 74.4
1972 71.41 68.21 74.76
1973 71.64 68.45 74.98
1974 71.99 68.82 75.31
1975 71.97 68.82 75.28
1976 72.12 68.91 75.49
1977 72.77 69.53 76.18
1978 72.7 69.42 76.14
1979 73.19 69.94 76.61
1980 73.21 69.89 76.69
1981 73.62 70.29 77.12
1982 73.89 70.61 77.33
1983 73.87 70.63 77.27
1984 74.41 71 77.98
1985 74.52 71.13 78.08
1986 74.73 71.4 78.23
1987 75.37 72 78.9
1988 75.57 72.2 79.1
1989 75.63 72.34 79.09
1990 76.05 72.73 79.54
1991 76.19 72.88 79.67
1992 76.35 73 79.87
1993 76.35 72.96 79.9
1994 76.69 73.36 80.19
1995 76.84 73.47 80.38
1996 77.19 73.88 80.66
1997 77.37 74.2 80.7
1998 77.47 74.4 80.7
1999 77.62 74.4 81
2000 77.72 74.6 81
2001 77.97 74.9 81.2
2002 78.08 75.1 81.2
2003 78.13 75.3 81.1
2004 78.88 76 81.9
2005 78.98 76.2 81.9
2006 79.38 76.6 82.3
2007 79.78 77.1 82.6
2008 79.68 76.9 82.6
2009 80.03 77.4 82.8
2010 80.18 77.5 83
2011 80.58 78 83.3
2012 80.39 77.8 83.1
2013 80.59 78.1 83.2
2014 81.29 78.8 83.9
2015 80.99 78.7 83.4
2016 81.44 79 84
2017 81.49 79.2 83.9
2018 81.6 79.4 83.9
2019 82 79.8 84.3
2020 80.69 78.5 83
2021 81.79 79.4 84.3
2022 81.75 79.7 83.9
2023 82.4 80.3 84.6