Belgium Population (LIVE)

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Belgium Population (1950 - 2025)

Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)
  • The current population of Belgium is 11,753,047 as of Friday, March 21, 2025, based on Worldometer’s elaboration of the latest United Nations data1.
  • Belgium 2025 population is estimated at 11,758,603 people at mid-year.
  • Belgium population is equivalent to 0.14% of the total world population.
  • Belgium ranks number 83 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
  • The population density in Belgium is 388 per Km² (1,006 people per mi²).
  • The total land area is 30,280 Km² (11,691 sq. miles).
  • 98.77% of the population is urban (11,613,585 people in 2025)
  • The median age in Belgium is 41.9 years.
1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Belgium (2025 and historical)

Year Population Yearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants
(net)
Median
Age
Fertility
Rate
Density
(P/Km²)
Urban
Pop %
Urban
Population
Country's
Share of
World Pop
World
Population
Belgium
Global
Rank
2025 11,758,603 0.17% 19,840 31,989 41.9 1.39 388 98.8% 11,613,585 0.14% 8,231,613,070 83
2024 11,738,763 0.22% 25,870 36,243 41.7 1.38 388 98.6% 11,574,575 0.14% 8,161,972,572 83
2023 11,712,893 0.61% 71,073 41,679 41.4 1.38 387 98.5% 11,535,808 0.14% 8,091,734,930 81
2022 11,641,820 0.44% 50,857 118,615 41.2 1.55 384 98.7% 11,495,076 0.15% 8,021,407,192 81
2020 11,540,107 0.47% 52,954 43,777 40.8 1.57 381 98.8% 11,396,775 0.15% 7,887,001,292 81
2015 11,275,335 0.61% 67,742 63,536 40.4 1.69 372 98% 11,048,237 0.15% 7,470,491,872 79
2010 10,936,626 0.86% 91,548 105,232 39.8 1.85 361 97.7% 10,681,812 0.16% 7,021,732,148 77
2005 10,478,886 0.44% 45,434 50,576 39.2 1.75 346 98% 10,272,952 0.16% 6,586,970,132 77
2000 10,251,717 0.22% 22,890 13,952 37.9 1.66 339 97.4% 9,986,809 0.17% 6,171,702,993 74
1995 10,137,265 0.35% 35,259 1,937 36.5 1.56 335 97.2% 9,857,972 0.18% 5,758,878,982 74
1990 9,960,968 0.16% 16,126 8,299 35.3 1.63 329 96.8% 9,644,013 0.19% 5,327,803,110 71
1985 9,880,337 0.1% 9,449 2,165 34.2 1.5 326 96.3% 9,512,967 0.20% 4,868,943,465 66
1980 9,833,093 0.17% 16,923 11,482 33.1 1.69 325 95.7% 9,413,159 0.22% 4,447,606,236 58
1975 9,748,476 0.24% 23,594 9,652 33.2 1.75 322 94.7% 9,232,201 0.24% 4,070,735,277 57
1970 9,630,504 0.49% 46,129 19,393 33.5 2.25 318 93.9% 9,039,111 0.26% 3,694,683,794 56
1965 9,399,858 0.65% 59,537 18,243 33.8 2.61 310 93.6% 8,795,839 0.28% 3,334,533,703 51
1960 9,102,171 0.6% 53,336 9,893 33.9 2.53 301 93.1% 8,476,183 0.30% 3,015,470,894 47
1955 8,835,493 0.5% 43,610 6,433 33.6 2.38 292 92.5% 8,174,277 0.32% 2,740,213,792 43

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Belgium Population Forecast

Year Population Yearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants
(net)
Median
Age
Fertility
Rate
Density
(P/Km²)
Urban
Pop %
Urban
Population
Country's
Share of
World Pop
World
Population
Belgium
Global
Rank
2030 11,824,141 0.11% 13,108 26,766 43 1.42 390 99.9% 11,811,439 0.14% 8,569,124,911 87
2035 11,863,585 0.07% 7,889 25,743 44 1.44 392 0.13% 8,885,210,181 90
2040 11,892,204 0.05% 5,724 25,040 44.9 1.46 393 0.13% 9,177,190,203 90
2045 11,900,984 0.01% 1,756 26,183 45.1 1.47 393 0.13% 9,439,639,668 92
2050 11,870,906 −0.05% −6,016 26,426 45.2 1.49 392 0.12% 9,664,378,587 92

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Belgium Demographics

Life Expectancy
82.4 years

(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)

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Infant Mortality Rate
2.8

(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)

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Deaths under age 5
3.3

(per 1,000 live births)

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See also


Notes

The Belgium Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of Belgium delivered by Worldometer’s RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of Belgium (1950 - 2025) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2025.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2025. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.