Birth rate, crude in Belgium
Belgium: Birth rate, crude was 9.2 per 1,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Birth rate, crude in Belgium, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
In 2024, birth rate, crude in Belgium stood at 9.2 per 1,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rate, crude in Belgium peaked at 17.3 per 1,000 people in 1961 and was at its lowest, 9.2 per 1,000 people, in 2024.
Belgium ranks 168th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.23 per 1,000 people | 14.7 per 1,000 people | 17.3 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 13.13 per 1,000 people | 12.2 per 1,000 people | 14.7 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.07 per 1,000 people | 11.6 per 1,000 people | 12.6 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.76 per 1,000 people | 11.2 per 1,000 people | 12.6 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.42 per 1,000 people | 10.9 per 1,000 people | 11.9 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.03 per 1,000 people | 10.2 per 1,000 people | 11.9 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.7 per 1,000 people | 9.2 per 1,000 people | 10.2 per 1,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 165 Denmark 9.5 per 1,000 people compare
- 165 Luxembourg 9.5 per 1,000 people compare
- 167 Sweden 9.3 per 1,000 people compare
- 168 Netherlands 9.2 per 1,000 people compare
- 168 Serbia 9.2 per 1,000 people compare
- 171 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 9.09 per 1,000 people compare
More health data for Belgium
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 71,068 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 7.56 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 64.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 3.81 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 62.1% (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 71,504 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 68,255 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 70,029 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 68,902 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 67,114 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rate, crude in Belgium?
- Birth rate, crude in Belgium was 9.2 per 1,000 people in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest birth rate, crude recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 17.3 per 1,000 people in 1961.
- What is the lowest birth rate, crude recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2 per 1,000 people in 2024.
- How does Belgium rank for birth rate, crude?
- Belgium ranks 168th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is birth rate, crude rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.