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Median age by municipality in Belgium (2026)

This page maps Median age for one nationally comparable 2026 slice. Every figure below uses the same disclosed definition, unit, geography and source.

Population

What this indicator measures

Weighted median single-year age; the source's terminal 100 category means age 100 or older.

Official Statbel measure for Median age.

Median. Age dividing residents into two equally sized halves.

Indicator dossier

Data passport

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

Latest published slice

How to read the pattern

Median
43years
Unweighted area mean
43.4years
Minimum
34years
Maximum
63years

Across the valid national comparison set, the median is 43 years. Values extend from 34 to 63 years. This describes geographic variation; it is not a score of local quality.

Geography

Map of Belgium

Median age, 2026. Catalogue-owned colour classes are drawn on exact official boundaries; missing values remain neutral.
  1. 31–4049 areas
  2. 40–4272 areas
  3. 42–4377 areas
  4. 43–4493 areas
  5. 44–63274 areas
Median age, 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.06512934–35.2: 10 areas35.2–36.4: 3 areas36.4–37.6: 8 areas37.6–38.8: 10 areas38.8–40: 48 areas40–41.3: 42 areas41.3–42.5: 77 areas42.5–43.7: 93 areas43.7–44.9: 85 areas44.9–46.1: 129 areas46.1–47.3: 28 areas47.3–48.5: 13 areas48.5–49.7: 6 areas49.7–50.9: 2 areas50.9–52.1: 3 areas52.1–53.3: 0 areas53.3–54.5: 0 areas54.5–55.8: 1 area55.8–57: 1 area57–58.2: 2 areas58.2–59.4: 2 areas59.4–60.6: 1 area60.6–61.8: 0 areas61.8–63: 1 areaMedian · 433463yearsNumber 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
34–35.210
35.2–36.43
36.4–37.68
37.6–38.810
38.8–4048
40–41.342
41.3–42.577
42.5–43.793
43.7–44.985
44.9–46.1129
46.1–47.328
47.3–48.513
48.5–49.76
49.7–50.92
50.9–52.13
52.1–53.30
53.3–54.50
54.5–55.81
55.8–571
57–58.22
58.2–59.42
59.4–60.61
60.6–61.80
61.8–631

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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
Highest1Koksijde3801463 years
Highest2Nieuwpoort3801660 years
Highest3Knokke-Heist3104359 years
Highest3De Haan3502959 years
Highest5Middelkerke3501158 years
Highest6De Panne3800857 years
Highest7Blankenberge3100456 years
Highest8Vresse-sur-Semois9114355 years
Highest9Bredene3500251 years
Highest9Herstappe7302851 years
Lowest560Schaerbeek2101534 years
Lowest560Saint-Josse-ten-Noode2101434 years
Lowest560Molenbeek-Saint-Jean2101234 years
Lowest560Ixelles2100934 years
Lowest560Etterbeek2100534 years
Lowest560Bruxelles2100434 years
Lowest556Leuven2406235 years
Lowest556Saint-Gilles2101335 years
Lowest556Koekelberg2101135 years
Lowest556Anderlecht2100135 years

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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