Sociodemographic and socioeconomic characteristics of the population according to the uptake of a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine in Belgium, 28 December 2020 to 31 August 2021
| Variables | All (n=5 342 110) | First dose administered by 31 August 2021 (n=4 805 394) | First dose not administered by 31 August 2021 (n=536 716) |
| n (%column) | n (%row) | n (%row) | |
| Age groups (years) | |||
| 18–24 | 645 416 (12.08) | 547 826 (84.88) | 97 590 (15.12) |
| 25–34 | 1 051 576 (19.68) | 886 846 (84.33) | 164 730 (15.67) |
| 35–44 | 978 478 (18.32) | 857 111 (87.60) | 121 367 (12.40) |
| 45–54 | 903 514 (16.91) | 827 999 (91.64) | 75 515 (8.36) |
| 55–64 | 797 786 (14.93) | 752 601 (94.34) | 45 185 (5.66) |
| 65–74 | 511 784 (9.58) | 492 092 (96.15) | 19 692 (3.85) |
| 75–84 | 296 974 (5.56) | 288 939 (97.29) | 8035 (2.71) |
| 85+ | 156 582 (2.93) | 151 980 (97.06) | 4602 (2.94) |
| Regions | |||
| Brussels | 579 687 (10.85) | 452 251 (78.02) | 127 436 (21.98) |
| Flemish | 3 348 547 (62.68) | 3 108 510 (92.83) | 240 037 (7.17) |
| Walloon | 1 413 876 (26.47) | 1 244 633 (88.03) | 169 243 (11.97) |
| Sex | |||
| Women | 2 849 932 (53.35) | 2 565 422 (90.02) | 284 510 (9.98) |
| Men | 2 492 178 (46.65) | 2 239 972 (89.88) | 252 206 (10.12) |
| Migration background | |||
| Belgian natives | 3 652 357 (68.37) | 3 461 899 (94.79) | 190 458 (5.21) |
| Second-generation migrants | 324 420 (6.07) | 262 465 (80.90) | 61 955 (19.10) |
| First-generation European migrants | 607 586 (11.37) | 493 062 (81.15) | 114 524 (18.85) |
| First-generation non-European migrants | 757 747 (14.18) | 587 968 (77.59) | 169 779 (22.41) |
| Household type | |||
| One-person households | 878 506 (16.44) | 786 400 (89.52) | 92 106 (10.48) |
| Collectivity | 96 213 (1.80) | 92 929 (96.59) | 3284 (3.41) |
| Couples without children | 1 302 576 (24.38) | 1 230 134 (94.44) | 72 442 (5.56) |
| Couples with children | 2 363 467 (44.24) | 2 105 396 (89.08) | 258 071 (10.92) |
| Single parents | 548 369 (10.27) | 463 386 (84.50) | 84 983 (15.50) |
| Missing | 26 752 (0.50) | 20 574 (76.91) | 6178 (23.09) |
| Other | 126 227 (2.36) | 106 575 (84.43) | 19 652 (15.57) |
| Education level | |||
| Low | 1 567 744 (29.35) | 1 397 598 (89.15) | 170 146 (10.85) |
| Moderate | 1 569 361 (29.38) | 1 423 852 (90.73) | 145 509 (9.27) |
| High | 1 511 494 (28.29) | 1 422 694 (94.13) | 88 800 (5.87) |
| Missing | 693 511 (12.98) | 561 250 (80.93) | 132 261 (19.07) |
| Income | |||
| Low | 1 815 339 (33.98) | 1 534 829 (84.55) | 280 510 (15.45) |
| Moderate | 1 564 464 (29.29) | 1 431 971 (91.53) | 132 493 (8.47) |
| High | 1 762 607 (32.99) | 1 673 416 (94.94) | 89 191 (5.06) |
| Missing | 199 700 (3.74) | 165 178 (82.71) | 34 522 (17.29) |
| Healthcare degree | |||
| Yes | 423 852 (7.93) | 398 902 (89.59) | 24 950 (10.41) |
| No | 4 918 258 (92.07) | 4 406 492 (94.11) | 511 766 (5.89) |
| Employment status | |||
| Unemployed | 1 874 544 (35.09) | 1 695 122 (90.43) | 179 422 (9.57) |
| Employed | 3 364 795 (62.99) | 3 032 575 (90.13) | 332 220 (9.87) |
| Missing | 102 771 (1.92) | 77 697 (75.60) | 25 074 (24.40) |
n (%column): absolute number with percentage of the total population; n (%row): absolute number with percentage of the subgroup per sociodemographic and socioeconomic characteristics.