# NUTS 3 areas of Belgium by share of population aged 65 and over, 2025

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

- Indicator id: `population_65_plus_share`
- Unit: %
- Definition: Residents aged 65 or over as a percentage of total population. Spain: 1 January, INE annual census. United States: 1 July, Census Bureau population estimates. World Bank figures for other countries and the World refer to mid-year.
- Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Population structure indicators by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanind3) (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_pjanind3/default/table)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-08
- Citation: Eurostat. Population structure indicators by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanind3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_pjanind3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/population-65-plus/belgium-provinces
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/rankings/population-65-plus/belgium-provinces.csv

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Arr. Veurne | 36.7 |
| 2 | Arr. Oostende | 29.2 |
| 3 | Arr. Brugge | 26.9 |
| 4 | Arr. Ieper | 23.1 |
| 4 | Arr. Tongeren | 23.1 |
| 6 | Arr. Eeklo | 22.8 |
| 7 | Arr. Maaseik | 22.7 |
| 8 | Arr. Hasselt | 22.6 |
| 9 | Arr. Diksmuide | 22.4 |
| 10 | Arr. Thuin | 22.3 |
| 10 | Arr. Turnhout | 22.3 |
| 12 | Arr. Kortrijk | 22 |
| 13 | Arr. Oudenaarde | 21.8 |
| 13 | Arr. Tielt | 21.8 |
| 15 | Arr. Dendermonde | 21.7 |
| 16 | Arr. Leuven | 21.6 |
| 16 | Arr. Philippeville | 21.6 |
| 18 | Arr. Mechelen | 21.5 |
| 18 | Arr. Roeselare | 21.5 |
| 20 | Arr. Aalst | 21.4 |
| 21 | Arr. Nivelles | 21.1 |
| 21 | Bezirk Verviers - Deutschsprachige Gemeinschaft | 21.1 |
| 23 | Arr. Dinant | 21 |
| 23 | Arr. Marche-en-Famenne | 21 |
| 25 | Arr. Sint-Niklaas | 20.8 |
| 26 | Arr. Tournai-Mouscron | 20.6 |
| 27 | Arr. Ath | 20.4 |
| 27 | Arr. La Louvière | 20.4 |
| 29 | Arr. Verviers - communes francophones | 20.3 |
| 30 | Arr. Liège | 20 |
| 30 | Arr. Waremme | 20 |
| 32 | Arr. Gent | 19.9 |
| 32 | Arr. Mons | 19.9 |
| 34 | Arr. Namur | 19.8 |
| 35 | Arr. Huy | 19.7 |
| 36 | Arr. Antwerpen | 19.5 |
| 36 | Arr. Halle-Vilvoorde | 19.5 |
| 38 | Arr. Soignies | 19.4 |
| 39 | Arr. Charleroi | 19.3 |
| 40 | Arr. Neufchâteau | 19.1 |
| 41 | Arr. Virton | 18.8 |
| 42 | Arr. Bastogne | 16.9 |
| 43 | Arr. Arlon | 15.8 |
| 44 | Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad | 13 |