Population in Belgium 614 indicators covering population for Belgium. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Immigration by age group, sex and level of human development of the 162,926 Number 2024 up 32.3% 14th Immigration by age group, sex and level of human development of the 162,926 Number 2024 up 32.3% 14th Students participation at the end of compulsory education - as % of 98.6% 2024 up 0.1% 24th Usually resident population on 1 January 11.90 million Number 2025 up 5.7% 11th Emigration by group of country of next usual residence 100,100 Number 2024 up 5.8% 15th Graduates in tertiary education, in science, math., computing 17.5 Per thousand inhabitants 2024 up 24.1% 26th Graduates at doctoral level, in science, math., computing 1 Per thousand inhabitants 2024 up 25.0% 11th Children with at least one parent born outside the EU by at risk of 25.8% 2025 up 28.4% 9th Children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or 17.3% 2025 up 8.8% 6th Children living in overcrowded households by at risk of poverty or 11.8% 2025 up 353.8% 30th Children living in households unable to keep home adequately warm by 4.5% 2025 down 31.8% 21st Children living in households facing housing cost overburden by at 4.3% 2025 down 34.8% 23rd Pupils in early childhood and primary education by education level 0.0% 2024 — 32nd Children with at least one parent with disability by at risk of 25.3% 2025 up 5.4% 7th Pupils from age 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at 98.3% 2024 down 0.2% 14th Children living in households with very low work intensity by 53.8% 2025 up 37.6% 7th Pupils and students in education by age groups - as % of 65.6% 2024 up 0.9% 15th Net migration by age and sex 62,826 Number 2024 up 119.8% 13th Persons not having indoor flushing toilet for the sole use of their 0.6% 2023 down 62.5% 21st Students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population 16.0% 2024 down 7.0% 11th Pupils and students in education aged 30 and over - per 1000 of 34.5 Per thousand inhabitants 2024 down 32.1% 13th Non-household consumption volumes of electricity by consumption bands 7.3% 2025 down 11.0% 13th Population aged 25-64 by educational attainment level, sex and other 16.2% 2025 down 40.9% 8th Out-of-school rate by sex and age - as % of the population of the 1.4% 2024 down 6.0% 17th Self-perceived health by sex, age and groups of country of birth 59.2% 2025 up 23.8% 8th Population on 1 January by five year age group, sex and other 7.61 million Number 2025 up 6.1% 9th Out-of-school rate in population of lower secondary school age, by sex 1.4% 2024 down 13.0% 14th Out-of-school rate in population of upper secondary school age, by sex 1.6% 2024 down 11.1% 35th Pupils from age 0 to the starting age of compulsory education at 59.0% 2024 up 0.2% 24th Household consumption volumes of gas by consumption bands 7.0% 2025 up 39.6% 29th Pupils under the age of 3 by sex - as % of the population of the 18.0% 2024 up 1.1% 26th Pupils and students by education level - as % of total age population 25.0% 2024 down 7.4% 8th At-risk-of-poverty rate by group of citizenship 24.9% 2025 up 13.7% 10th Overcrowding rate by age, sex and group of citizenship 15.6% 2025 up 280.5% 17th Classroom teachers working full-time and part-time in primary 4.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and group of citizenship 20.8% 2025 up 10.6% 8th Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by most frequent 20.8% 2020 up 0.5% 33rd Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by educational 21.0% 2020 up 3.4% 33rd Severe material deprivation rate by most frequent activity status 5.3% 2020 down 26.4% 26th Severe material deprivation rate by educational attainment level 5.2% 2020 down 25.7% 26th Persons living in households with very low work intensity by group of 17.9% 2025 up 47.9% 4th Marriages by country of birth of bride and groom 46,641 Number 2023 up 5.2% 12th Severe material deprivation rate for children by educational 19.6% 2020 down 42.7% 28th Children at risk of poverty or social exclusion by educational 69.7% 2020 down 1.8% 19th Non-household consumption volumes of gas by consumption bands 11.1% 2025 down 18.5% 15th Students in tertiary education - as % of 20-24 years old in the 79.7% 2024 up 12.7% 13th In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by group of country of birth 8.8% 2025 down 10.2% 13th Divorces by country of birth of wife and husband 20,046 Number 2023 down 13.1% 11th Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by group of country of 34 Thousand persons 2025 up 41.7% 5th Population in private households by migration status and degree of 8,735 Thousand persons 2025 — 11th Population in private households by migration status, citizenship and 8,735 Thousand persons 2025 — 11th Population in private households by migration status, country of 8,735 Thousand persons 2025 — 11th Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of 0.2% 2020 down 66.7% 37th Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of 89 Thousand persons 2020 down 30.5% 21st Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of 0.7% 2020 down 30.0% 34th Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of 1.1% 2020 down 45.0% 40th Health workforce migration - historical data 72,657 Number 2021 up 32.5% 9th Level of disability (activity limitation) by sex, age and country of 3.7% 2025 up 32.1% 15th Students enrolled in STEM education fields - per thousand of 89 Per thousand inhabitants 2024 up 13.4% 13th Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of 1.7% 2020 unchanged 37th ← Previous Page 10 of 11 Next →