Official Belgian data, explained
Ageing index by municipality in Belgium (2026)
This page maps Ageing index 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 65+ divided by residents aged 0-14 × 100.
Official Statbel measure for Ageing index.
Indicator dossier
Data passport
- Selected reference period
- 2026
- Geography
- municipalities
- Boundary set
- Statistical sectors 2026
- Measure
- Ratio
- Unit
- per 100 young people
- Comparable areas
- 565
- Coverage
- 100%
Latest published slice
How to read the pattern
- Median
- 139.3per 100 young people
- Unweighted area mean
- 143.5per 100 young people
- Minimum
- 54.6per 100 young people
- Maximum
- 681.6per 100 young people
Across the valid national comparison set, the median is 139.3 per 100 young people. Values extend from 54.6 to 681.6 per 100 young people. This describes geographic variation; it is not a score of local quality.
Geography
Map of Belgium
- 33.7–92.930 areas
- 92.9–107.748 areas
- 107.7–121.164 areas
- 121.1–137.8127 areas
- 137.8–681.6296 areas
Areas
Value distribution
| Value | Areas |
|---|---|
| 54.6–80.7 | 17 |
| 80.7–106.8 | 58 |
| 106.8–132.9 | 165 |
| 132.9–159.1 | 184 |
| 159.1–185.2 | 93 |
| 185.2–211.3 | 34 |
| 211.3–237.4 | 6 |
| 237.4–263.6 | 0 |
| 263.6–289.7 | 1 |
| 289.7–315.8 | 0 |
| 315.8–341.9 | 0 |
| 341.9–368.1 | 1 |
| 368.1–394.2 | 1 |
| 394.2–420.3 | 2 |
| 420.3–446.5 | 0 |
| 446.5–472.6 | 1 |
| 472.6–498.7 | 1 |
| 498.7–524.8 | 0 |
| 524.8–551 | 0 |
| 551–577.1 | 0 |
| 577.1–603.2 | 0 |
| 603.2–629.3 | 0 |
| 629.3–655.5 | 0 |
| 655.5–681.6 | 1 |
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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 | 1 | Koksijde | 38014 | 681.6 per 100 young people |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highest | 2 | Nieuwpoort | 38016 | 483.1 per 100 young people |
| Highest | 3 | Knokke-Heist | 31043 | 471.9 per 100 young people |
| Highest | 4 | De Haan | 35029 | 418.4 per 100 young people |
| Highest | 5 | Middelkerke | 35011 | 414 per 100 young people |
| Highest | 6 | De Panne | 38008 | 370.8 per 100 young people |
| Highest | 7 | Blankenberge | 31004 | 355 per 100 young people |
| Highest | 8 | Vresse-sur-Semois | 91143 | 286.5 per 100 young people |
| Highest | 9 | Oostende | 35013 | 229.3 per 100 young people |
| Highest | 10 | Bredene | 35002 | 227.8 per 100 young people |
| Lowest | 565 | Koekelberg | 21011 | 54.6 per 100 young people |
| Lowest | 564 | Molenbeek-Saint-Jean | 21012 | 55 per 100 young people |
| Lowest | 563 | Saint-Josse-ten-Noode | 21014 | 56.3 per 100 young people |
| Lowest | 562 | Schaerbeek | 21015 | 57.4 per 100 young people |
| Lowest | 561 | Anderlecht | 21001 | 59.3 per 100 young people |
| Lowest | 560 | Léglise | 84033 | 59.5 per 100 young people |
| Lowest | 559 | Bruxelles | 21004 | 65.8 per 100 young people |
| Lowest | 558 | Martelange | 81013 | 66.8 per 100 young people |
| Lowest | 557 | Vilvoorde | 23088 | 71.4 per 100 young people |
| Lowest | 556 | Vaux-sur-Sûre | 82036 | 72.6 per 100 young people |
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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