# NUTS 3 areas of Belgium by age dependency ratio (ages 15 to 64 base), 2025

All 44 values come from Eurostat, European Commission for 2025, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `dependency_ratio_15_64`
- Unit: %
- Definition: Population aged 0 to 14 plus population aged 65 and over, divided by population aged 15 to 64, times 100, on 1 January (Eurostat).
- Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Population structure indicators by NUTS 2 and 3 region, age dependency ratio (demo_r_pjanind3) (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_pjanind3/default/table)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-09
- Citation: Eurostat. Population structure indicators by NUTS 2 and 3 region, age dependency ratio (demo_r_pjanind3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_pjanind3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/dependency-ratio-15-64/belgium-provinces
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/rankings/dependency-ratio-15-64/belgium-provinces.csv

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Arr. Veurne | 88.5 |
| 2 | Arr. Oostende | 72.4 |
| 3 | Arr. Brugge | 66.3 |
| 4 | Arr. Ieper | 63.2 |
| 5 | Arr. Diksmuide | 61.8 |
| 6 | Arr. Kortrijk | 61.6 |
| 7 | Arr. Tongeren | 60.3 |
| 8 | Arr. Thuin | 60.2 |
| 9 | Arr. Maaseik | 60 |
| 10 | Arr. Sint-Niklaas | 59.9 |
| 10 | Arr. Tielt | 59.9 |
| 10 | Bezirk Verviers - Deutschsprachige Gemeinschaft | 59.9 |
| 13 | Arr. Eeklo | 59.8 |
| 13 | Arr. Halle-Vilvoorde | 59.8 |
| 13 | Arr. Turnhout | 59.8 |
| 16 | Arr. Oudenaarde | 59.7 |
| 17 | Arr. Roeselare | 59.5 |
| 18 | Arr. Aalst | 59.4 |
| 19 | Arr. Hasselt | 59.2 |
| 19 | Arr. Mechelen | 59.2 |
| 19 | Arr. Verviers - communes francophones | 59.2 |
| 22 | Arr. Dendermonde | 59 |
| 23 | Arr. Dinant | 58.4 |
| 23 | Arr. Nivelles | 58.4 |
| 25 | Arr. Marche-en-Famenne | 58.2 |
| 26 | Arr. Antwerpen | 58 |
| 27 | Arr. Leuven | 57.8 |
| 28 | Arr. La Louvière | 57.7 |
| 29 | Arr. Charleroi | 57.6 |
| 30 | Arr. Tournai-Mouscron | 57.2 |
| 31 | Arr. Philippeville | 57.1 |
| 32 | Arr. Neufchâteau | 57 |
| 33 | Arr. Liège | 56.9 |
| 34 | Arr. Mons | 56 |
| 35 | Arr. Ath | 55.9 |
| 35 | Arr. Soignies | 55.9 |
| 37 | Arr. Huy | 55.7 |
| 38 | Arr. Namur | 55.2 |
| 38 | Arr. Waremme | 55.2 |
| 40 | Arr. Virton | 54.9 |
| 41 | Arr. Gent | 54 |
| 42 | Arr. Bastogne | 52.8 |
| 43 | Arr. Arlon | 47.7 |
| 44 | Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad | 44.3 |