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Updated: July 2026
 
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Demographics sections:    DATA QUALITY    /    POPULATION PROFILE

 
POPULATION DATA QUALITY

The Population Data Quality Rating is derived from three factors: a country's latest Census Year; its Capacity for producing statistical data; and its Registration of Births data. Read more...

The three components are weighted to form the Population Data Quality Index.


Population Data Quality Ratings
Index: 0 = Extremely poor quality, 100 = Good as it gets
Ranked by Data Quality Index
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Country
 Rank
Order		 Population
Data Quality
(Index, 0-100)		 Population
Data Quality
(Rating, A-E)		 Census
Years
(Out-of-date)		 Statistical Resources
(Index, 0-100)		 Registration of Births
(% of total)




Australia 10 91.2 A 4 87.6 100.0
Estonia 11 91.1 A 4 86.2 100.0
Netherlands 12 90.9 A 4 90.3 100.0
Iceland 13 90.8 A 0 80.9 100.0
Austria 14 88.9 A 0 81.4 100.0
Japan 15 88.9 A 5 81.6 100.0
Luxembourg 16 88.9 A 4 78.3 100.0
Taiwan 17 88.2 B 5 80.8 91.3
Belgium 18 87.6 A 4 82.2 100.0
United States 19 87.6 A 5 91.5 100.0
United Kingdom 20 87.2 A 4 80.7 100.0
Lithuania 21 86.4 A 4 81.6 100.0
Uruguay 22 86.4 B 2 68.1 99.8
Sweden 23 86.0 A 0 74.7 100.0
France 24 85.7 B 5 78.4 100.0
Ireland 25 85.5 A 17 85.4 100.0
Portugal 26 85.2 A 3 86.2 100.0

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Data Notes
Population Data Quality Index numbers shown on a scale of 0-100.
         0 = Poor, 100 = Excellent.

Rating definitions:
         A: As good as it gets
         B: Good
         C: Use with caution
         D: Poor
         E: Extremely poor quality

The index calculations and displayed data are derived from the most current and up-to-date source data available.
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POPULATION PROFILE

World Economics has collated key demographic data for Belgium in the table below. The data covers Population size, average age and dependency ratios.


Population Profile
Ranked by Population Size: 2025
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Country
 Population
Size
(Millions, 2025)		 Median
Age
(Years)		 Fertility
Rate
(2025)		 Age
Dependency
(Young)		 Age
Dependency
(Old)		 Age
Dependency
(Total)




Zimbabwe 17.2 18.1 3.4% 69.7% 6.2% 75.9%
Guinea 15.4 18.3 3.8% 71.4% 6.2% 77.6%
Benin 15.1 18.0 4.2% 73.3% 5.7% 79.0%
Rwanda 14.8 19.9 3.3% 62.0% 6.9% 68.9%
Burundi 14.7 16.4 4.4% 79.7% 4.7% 84.4%
Bolivia 12.7 25.2 2.3% 44.7% 9.0% 53.7%
Tunisia 12.4 32.9 1.6% 34.6% 15.5% 50.1%
Haiti 12.0 24.1 2.3% 46.9% 7.5% 54.5%
Belgium 11.7 41.9 1.1% 24.4% 33.8% 58.2%
Jordan 11.5 24.7 2.3% 45.3% 7.6% 52.9%
Dominican Republic 11.6 28.3 2.0% 39.3% 12.9% 52.2%
United Arab Emirates 11.5 31.6 1.0% 19.3% 2.2% 21.6%
Honduras 11.1 24.2 2.2% 45.7% 7.1% 52.9%
Czechia 10.5 43.8 1.2% 23.3% 33.7% 56.9%
Sweden 10.7 40.3 1.2% 26.3% 33.7% 60.0%
Tajikistan 10.9 22.2 2.7% 58.8% 7.1% 65.9%
Papua New Guinea 10.9 22.8 2.8% 51.7% 5.9% 57.5%


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Data Notes
Data sources:
Fertility rate data is from the United Nations Population Prospect Database, Actual data to 2024, Medium estimate used for 2024-2050.

The displayed data are derived from the most current and up-to-date source data available.
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