Official Belgian data, explained

Share: Age 75+ by municipality in Belgium (2026)

This page maps Share: Age 75+ for one nationally comparable 2026 slice. Every figure below uses the same disclosed definition, unit, geography and source.

Population

What this indicator measures

Residents aged 75 or older.

Official Statbel measure for Age 75+.

Share. Matching-category residents divided by total residents in the same area and reference date × 100.

Indicator dossier

Data passport

Selected reference period
2026
Geography
municipalities
Boundary set
Statistical sectors 2026
Measure
Share
Unit
%
Comparable areas
565
Coverage
100%

Latest published slice

How to read the pattern

Median
10.2%
Unweighted area mean
10.2%
Minimum
3.7%
Maximum
23%

Across the valid national comparison set, the median is 10.2 %. Values extend from 3.7 to 23 %. This describes geographic variation; it is not a score of local quality.

Geography

Map of Belgium

Share: Age 75+, 2026. Catalogue-owned colour classes are drawn on exact official boundaries; missing values remain neutral.
  1. 2.9–7.649 areas
  2. 7.6–8.660 areas
  3. 8.6–9.481 areas
  4. 9.4–10.4123 areas
  5. 10.4–22.9252 areas
Share: Age 75+, 2026. Catalogue-owned colour classes are drawn on exact official boundaries; missing values remain neutral.

Areas

Value distribution

Value distributionHistogram of published values. The x-axis is the actual indicator value; bar height is the number of areas. The line marks the median.0521033.7–4.5: 2 areas4.5–5.3: 5 areas5.3–6.1: 9 areas6.1–6.9: 11 areas6.9–7.7: 23 areas7.7–8.5: 56 areas8.5–9.3: 80 areas9.3–10.1: 93 areas10.1–10.9: 103 areas10.9–11.7: 89 areas11.7–12.5: 48 areas12.5–13.3: 24 areas13.3–14.1: 11 areas14.1–14.9: 1 area14.9–15.7: 2 areas15.7–16.5: 1 area16.5–17.3: 1 area17.3–18.1: 2 areas18.1–18.9: 0 areas18.9–19.7: 1 area19.7–20.5: 0 areas20.5–21.3: 2 areas21.3–22.1: 0 areas22.1–23: 1 areaMedian · 10.23.723%Number of areas
Histogram of published values. The x-axis is the actual indicator value; bar height is the number of areas. The line marks the median.
ValueAreas
3.7–4.52
4.5–5.35
5.3–6.19
6.1–6.911
6.9–7.723
7.7–8.556
8.5–9.380
9.3–10.193
10.1–10.9103
10.9–11.789
11.7–12.548
12.5–13.324
13.3–14.111
14.1–14.91
14.9–15.72
15.7–16.51
16.5–17.31
17.3–18.12
18.1–18.90
18.9–19.71
19.7–20.50
20.5–21.32
21.3–22.10
22.1–231

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municipalities

Highest and lowest values

From 565 comparable areas, the table shows a concise descriptive high-and-low sample. Equal values do not imply equal local circumstances.

Highest and lowest values
Highest1Koksijde3801423 %
Highest2Knokke-Heist3104321.1 %
Highest3Nieuwpoort3801620.6 %
Highest4De Haan3502919 %
Highest5Middelkerke3501118.1 %
Highest6De Panne3800818 %
Highest7Blankenberge3100416.8 %
Highest8Horebeke4506216.5 %
Highest9Sint-Martens-Latem4406415.4 %
Highest10Oostende3501315.1 %
Lowest565Saint-Josse-ten-Noode210143.7 %
Lowest564Saint-Gilles210134.4 %
Lowest563Schaerbeek210154.6 %
Lowest562Bruxelles210045 %
Lowest561Etterbeek210055 %
Lowest560Koekelberg210115.1 %
Lowest559Léglise840335.2 %
Lowest558Molenbeek-Saint-Jean210125.4 %
Lowest557Ixelles210095.5 %
Lowest556Anderlecht210015.6 %

Method and limitations

Method and limitations

No missing value is imputed. Where colour classes are used, their breaks and colours come from the catalogue; source-declared suppression remains missing.

The area mean gives every published geographic area equal weight. It is not weighted by population, exposure or area size.

Reference population on 1 January.

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Sources, licence and provenance

Sources, licence and provenance

Sources, licence and provenance