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Belgium - Elderly Care and Dependency Ratios 33.1

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 217 economies tracked

Latest value

33.1 (2025)

Global rank

##27 of 217 economies

vs global median

2.6×

Growth since 1960

1.78×

Ranking Race — Elderly Care and Dependency Ratios

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#14#27#40#53#66#7919601970198019902000201020202025#5#271997 overtook United Kingdom2022 overtook Lithuania
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Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2025. Belgium climbed from #5 to #27 (overtook United Kingdom). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Belgium ↓

Key Events — Belgium

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1997
Overtook United Kingdom in global rank auto
2022
Overtook Lithuania in global rank auto

Elderly Care and Dependency Ratios, 1960-2025

World Bank WDI · Percentage · linear scale · ranking in the race above
19601975199020052020202518.6423.4628.2833.1
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