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Share: Age 80+ by municipality in Belgium (2026)

This page maps Share: Age 80+ 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 80 or older.

Official Statbel measure for Age 80+.

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
5.8%
Unweighted area mean
5.7%
Minimum
1.3%
Maximum
12.6%

Across the valid national comparison set, the median is 5.8 %. Values extend from 1.3 to 12.6 %. This describes geographic variation; it is not a score of local quality.

Geography

Map of Belgium

Share: Age 80+, 2026. Catalogue-owned colour classes are drawn on exact official boundaries; missing values remain neutral.
  1. 0–4.486 areas
  2. 4.4–5.195 areas
  3. 5.1–5.676 areas
  4. 5.6–6.3120 areas
  5. 6.3–13.8188 areas
Share: Age 80+, 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.041821.3–1.7: 1 area1.7–2.2: 1 area2.2–2.7: 4 areas2.7–3.2: 7 areas3.2–3.6: 21 areas3.6–4.1: 23 areas4.1–4.6: 54 areas4.6–5: 61 areas5–5.5: 69 areas5.5–6: 76 areas6–6.4: 82 areas6.4–6.9: 66 areas6.9–7.4: 48 areas7.4–7.9: 28 areas7.9–8.3: 8 areas8.3–8.8: 4 areas8.8–9.3: 4 areas9.3–9.7: 1 area9.7–10.2: 2 areas10.2–10.7: 1 area10.7–11.1: 1 area11.1–11.6: 1 area11.6–12.1: 0 areas12.1–12.6: 2 areasMedian · 5.81.312.6%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
1.3–1.71
1.7–2.21
2.2–2.74
2.7–3.27
3.2–3.621
3.6–4.123
4.1–4.654
4.6–561
5–5.569
5.5–676
6–6.482
6.4–6.966
6.9–7.448
7.4–7.928
7.9–8.38
8.3–8.84
8.8–9.34
9.3–9.71
9.7–10.22
10.2–10.71
10.7–11.11
11.1–11.61
11.6–12.10
12.1–12.62

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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
Highest1Koksijde3801412.6 %
Highest2Knokke-Heist3104312.3 %
Highest3Nieuwpoort3801611.6 %
Highest4De Haan3502910.9 %
Highest5Horebeke4506210.4 %
Highest6Middelkerke3501110.1 %
Highest7De Panne3800810 %
Highest8Sint-Martens-Latem440649.3 %
Highest9Blankenberge310049.1 %
Highest10Maarkedal450649.1 %
Lowest565Herstappe730281.3 %
Lowest564Saint-Josse-ten-Noode210142.2 %
Lowest563Saint-Gilles210132.5 %
Lowest562Schaerbeek210152.5 %
Lowest561Léglise840332.7 %
Lowest560Héron610282.7 %
Lowest559Geer640292.8 %
Lowest558Etterbeek210052.8 %
Lowest557Bruxelles210042.9 %
Lowest556Koekelberg210113 %

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

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