Population in Belgium

614 indicators covering population for Belgium.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Population aged 25-64 years 6,087 thousands 2025 up 1.9% 75th
General government total expenditure 350.69 billion current LCU 2025 up 56.6% 93rd
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking 0.0% 2024 — 151st
Share of urban population using at least basic sanitation facilities 99.5% 2024 unchanged 36th
Share of urban vs. rural population using at least basic sanitation 99.5% 2024 unchanged 36th
Share of the population using at least basic sanitation services 99.5% 2024 up 0.0% 45th
Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities 100.0% 2024 up 0.0% 50th
Share of people practicing open defecation 0.0% 2024 — 133rd
Population growth 0.8% 2024 up 70.2% 125th
Rural population 1.8% 2024 down 18.0% 203rd
DEC alternative conversion factor 0.9239 LCU per US$ 2024 up 22.7% 181st
Official exchange rate 0.9239 LCU per US$, period average 2024 up 22.7% 178th
GDP 613.98 billion current LCU 2024 up 51.6% 117th
GDP per capita 51,696 current LCU 2024 up 43.1% 134th
GDP 664.56 billion current US$ 2024 up 23.5% 22nd
GDP per capita 55,955 current US$ 2024 up 16.6% 22nd
GDP 524.98 billion constant LCU 2024 up 17.2% 106th
GDP deflator 116.95 base year varies by country 2024 up 29.4% 168th
GDP growth 1.0% 2024 down 42.3% 171st
GDP at market prices 532.53 billion constant 2010 US$ 2024 up 17.2% 25th
GNI 624.47 billion current LCU 2024 up 51.1% 115th
GNI per capita 52,579 current LCU 2024 up 42.6% 132nd
GNI per capita, Atlas method 54,840 current US$ 2024 up 14.1% 21st
Share of the rural population using at least basic sanitation facilities 99.5% 2024 up 0.0% 20th
Share of rural and urban population with access to clean fuels for cooking 100 2023 unchanged 1st
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP 2.3% 2025 down 0.7% 98th
Population growth rate 0.3% 2023 down 34.6% 164th
Population 11.71 million people 2023 up 5.0% 81st
Population: comparison of UN projections 11.71 million people 2023 up 5.0% 81st
Birth rate 8.68 births per 1,000 people 2023 down 22.2% 196th
Number of births, by world region 101,686 births 2023 down 18.4% 104th
Annual change in population 71,077 people 2023 up 34.7% 100th
Population 11.71 million people 2023 up 5.0% 82nd
Number of children under 15, by world region 1.91 million people 2023 up 0.6% 103rd
Population by age group 11.71 million people 2023 up 5.0% 81st
Life expectancy by sex 84.33 years 2023 up 1.7% 36th
Total dependency ratio 57.3% 2023 up 7.8% 98th
Youth dependency ratio 25.6% 2023 down 1.5% 169th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people 2.36 million people 2023 up 19.3% 47th
Population by age group 2.36 million people 2023 up 19.3% 47th
Population growth rate with and without migration 0.3% 2023 down 34.6% 164th
Median age vs. births per woman 41.44 years 2023 up 3.1% 45th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people 2.36 million people 2023 up 19.3% 47th
The global population hockey stick 11.71 million people 2023 up 5.0% 82nd
Number of births 101,686 births 2023 down 18.4% 104th
Population 11.71 million people 2023 up 5.0% 81st
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people 1.91 million people 2023 up 0.6% 103rd
Population 11.71 million people 2023 up 5.0% 82nd
Births, by age of mother 16 births 2023 up 77.8% 81st
Population by age group 582,811 people 2023 down 10.4% 103rd
Share of births by age of mother 1.2% 2023 down 36.9% 206th
Birth rate 8.68 births per 1,000 people 2023 down 22.2% 196th
Birth rate by women's age group 3.67 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 2023 down 51.4% 213th
Has the population peaked? 11.71 million people 2023 up 5.0% 81st
Life expectancy at birth, total 82.4 years 2023 up 2.2% 28th
Fertility rate, total 1.47 births per woman 2023 down 16.5% 164th
Mortality rate, infant 3 per 1,000 live births 2023 down 14.3% 169th
Total population by age 121.49 2023 up 35.2% 50th
Population density of the capital city 6,256 people per km² 2100 down 1.0% 73rd
Military personnel as a share of total population 0.2% 2022 down 35.7% 109th