{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"be-population-50-64","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/be-population-50-64","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/be-population-50-64/","title":"Belgium Pre-Retirement Population (50–64) (2025)","description":"Belgium's Pre-Retirement Population (50–64): 2,328,297 number of persons in 2025, -0.4% YoY. Eurostat (DEMO_PJANGROUP), 2005–2025.","domain":"demo","category":"Demographics","keywords":["Demographics","Eurostat","Belgium","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Belgium","temporal_coverage":"2005/2025","unit":"number of persons","last_updated":"2026-07-27","last_updated_text":"27 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Belgium Pre-Retirement Population (50–64)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/DEMO_PJANGROUP/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2005–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"21"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Belgium"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"27 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Belgium (2025)","value":"2,328,297","unit":"number of persons","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-0.4% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-0.4%","unit":"number of persons"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"21","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Belgium Pre-Retirement Population (50–64)"}],"observation_count":21,"observations":[{"period":"2005","value":1854114},{"period":"2006","value":1897430},{"period":"2007","value":1953544},{"period":"2008","value":2005370},{"period":"2009","value":2047395},{"period":"2010","value":2088850},{"period":"2011","value":2134481},{"period":"2012","value":2156760},{"period":"2013","value":2178736},{"period":"2014","value":2202607},{"period":"2015","value":2232607},{"period":"2016","value":2257049},{"period":"2017","value":2278089},{"period":"2018","value":2291666},{"period":"2019","value":2304659},{"period":"2020","value":2315644},{"period":"2021","value":2325738},{"period":"2022","value":2333157},{"period":"2023","value":2341427},{"period":"2024","value":2338074},{"period":"2025","value":2328297}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"number of persons"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"2328297.0","yoyChange":"-0.4%"},{"year":"2024","value":"2338074.0","yoyChange":"-0.1%"},{"year":"2023","value":"2341427.0","yoyChange":"+0.4%"},{"year":"2022","value":"2333157.0","yoyChange":"+0.3%"},{"year":"2021","value":"2325738.0","yoyChange":"+0.4%"},{"year":"2020","value":"2315644.0","yoyChange":"+0.5%"},{"year":"2019","value":"2304659.0","yoyChange":"+0.6%"},{"year":"2018","value":"2291666.0","yoyChange":"+0.6%"},{"year":"2017","value":"2278089.0","yoyChange":"+0.9%"},{"year":"2016","value":"2257049.0","yoyChange":"+1.1%"},{"year":"2015","value":"2232607.0","yoyChange":"+1.4%"},{"year":"2014","value":"2202607.0","yoyChange":"+1.1%"},{"year":"2013","value":"2178736.0","yoyChange":"+1.0%"},{"year":"2012","value":"2156760.0","yoyChange":"+1.0%"},{"year":"2011","value":"2134481.0","yoyChange":"+2.2%"},{"year":"2010","value":"2088850.0","yoyChange":"+2.0%"},{"year":"2009","value":"2047395.0","yoyChange":"+2.1%"},{"year":"2008","value":"2005370.0","yoyChange":"+2.7%"},{"year":"2007","value":"1953544.0","yoyChange":"+3.0%"},{"year":"2006","value":"1897430.0","yoyChange":"+2.3%"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the pre-retirement population aged 50-64 in Belgium from 2005 to present. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2005–2025 (21 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 2,341,427 number of persons in 2023 and reached its lowest recorded value of 1,854,114 in 2005. The latest reading of 2,328,297 in 2025 represents a change of -0.4%."}]}