Fertility rate, total in Belgium
Belgium: Fertility rate, total was 1.44 births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate, total in Belgium, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in births per woman.
Analysis
In 2024, fertility rate, total in Belgium stood at 1.44 births per woman. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate, total in Belgium peaked at 2.71 births per woman in 1964 and was at its lowest, 1.44 births per woman, in 2024.
That places Belgium 165th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 2.53 births per woman | 2.27 births per woman | 2.71 births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.89 births per woman | 1.69 births per woman | 2.25 births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.58 births per woman | 1.51 births per woman | 1.68 births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.61 births per woman | 1.56 births per woman | 1.66 births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.74 births per woman | 1.65 births per woman | 1.85 births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.72 births per woman | 1.6 births per woman | 1.86 births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.52 births per woman | 1.44 births per woman | 1.6 births per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 162 Norway 1.45 births per woman compare
- 163 Bhutan 1.45 births per woman compare
- 164 Cuba 1.45 births per woman compare
- 165 Mauritius 1.44 births per woman compare
- 165 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 1.44 births per woman compare
- 168 Azerbaijan 1.43 births per woman compare
- 168 Netherlands 1.43 births per woman compare
- 168 Sweden 1.43 births per woman 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 fertility rate, total in Belgium?
- Fertility rate, total in Belgium was 1.44 births per woman in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest fertility rate, total recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 2.71 births per woman in 1964.
- What is the lowest fertility rate, total recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.44 births per woman in 2024.
- How does Belgium rank for fertility rate, total?
- Belgium ranks 165th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate, total rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. 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 Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.