The current population of Belgium is 11,909,960 people, as of 2025 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 11,876,844 in 2024.
Population facts:
- Since 2005, population has increased from 10.5M people to 11.9M (13.7% growth in 20 years).
- Belgium is ranked 83/197 by population and was ranked 77th in 2005.
- Belgium is projected to reach 12M people in 2044.
- For the last 20 years, Belgium has had an average growth rate of 0.68% per year.
- Belgium accounts for 0.14% of the world's population.
Belgium population clock
Belgium
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World
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|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
11909960
|
8266870341
|
| Population rank | 83/197 | N/A |
| Percent of world population | 0.14% | N/A |
| One net population change |
5.88 minutes
|
0.41 seconds
|
| One birth every |
4.74 minutes
|
0.24 seconds
|
| One death every |
4.74 minutes
|
0.52 seconds
|
| Daily growth/decline | +245 | +211,178 |
| Annual growth/decline | +89,421 | +77,079,845 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.76% | +0.96% |
| Population growth rate rank | 119/197 | N/A |
| One migration net change every |
14.5 minutes
|
N/A |
| Annual migration change | +36,243 | N/A |
Belgium population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 9,153,489 | - |
| 1961 | 9,183,948 | 0.33% |
| 1962 | 9,220,578 | 0.4% |
| 1963 | 9,289,770 | 0.75% |
| 1964 | 9,378,113 | 0.95% |
| 1965 | 9,463,667 | 0.91% |
| 1966 | 9,527,807 | 0.68% |
| 1967 | 9,580,991 | 0.56% |
| 1968 | 9,618,756 | 0.39% |
| 1969 | 9,646,032 | 0.28% |
| 1970 | 9,655,549 | 0.1% |
| 1971 | 9,673,162 | 0.18% |
| 1972 | 9,711,115 | 0.39% |
| 1973 | 9,741,720 | 0.32% |
| 1974 | 9,772,419 | 0.32% |
| 1975 | 9,800,700 | 0.29% |
| 1976 | 9,818,227 | 0.18% |
| 1977 | 9,830,358 | 0.12% |
| 1978 | 9,839,534 | 0.09% |
| 1979 | 9,848,382 | 0.09% |
| 1980 | 9,859,242 | 0.11% |
| 1981 | 9,858,982 | -0.003% |
| 1982 | 9,856,303 | -0.03% |
| 1983 | 9,855,520 | -0.008% |
| 1984 | 9,855,372 | -0.002% |
| 1985 | 9,858,308 | 0.03% |
| 1986 | 9,861,823 | 0.04% |
| 1987 | 9,870,234 | 0.09% |
| 1988 | 9,901,664 | 0.32% |
| 1989 | 9,937,697 | 0.36% |
| 1990 | 9,967,379 | 0.3% |
| 1991 | 10,004,486 | 0.37% |
| 1992 | 10,045,158 | 0.41% |
| 1993 | 10,084,475 | 0.39% |
| 1994 | 10,115,603 | 0.31% |
| 1995 | 10,136,811 | 0.21% |
| 1996 | 10,156,637 | 0.2% |
| 1997 | 10,181,245 | 0.24% |
| 1998 | 10,203,008 | 0.21% |
| 1999 | 10,226,419 | 0.23% |
| 2000 | 10,251,250 | 0.24% |
| 2001 | 10,286,570 | 0.34% |
| 2002 | 10,332,785 | 0.45% |
| 2003 | 10,376,133 | 0.42% |
| 2004 | 10,421,137 | 0.43% |
| 2005 | 10,478,617 | 0.55% |
| 2006 | 10,547,958 | 0.66% |
| 2007 | 10,625,700 | 0.74% |
| 2008 | 10,709,973 | 0.79% |
| 2009 | 10,796,493 | 0.81% |
| 2010 | 10,895,586 | 0.92% |
| 2011 | 11,038,264 | 1.31% |
| 2012 | 11,106,932 | 0.62% |
| 2013 | 11,159,407 | 0.47% |
| 2014 | 11,209,057 | 0.44% |
| 2015 | 11,274,196 | 0.58% |
| 2016 | 11,331,422 | 0.51% |
| 2017 | 11,375,158 | 0.39% |
| 2018 | 11,427,054 | 0.46% |
| 2019 | 11,488,980 | 0.54% |
| 2020 | 11,538,604 | 0.43% |
| 2021 | 11,586,195 | 0.41% |
| 2022 | 11,680,210 | 0.81% |
| 2023 | 11,787,423 | 0.92% |
| 2024 | 11,876,844 | 0.76% |
| 2025 | 11,896,918 | 0.17% |
| 2026 | 11,913,154 | 0.14% |
| 2027 | 11,927,312 | 0.12% |
| 2028 | 11,940,447 | 0.11% |
| 2029 | 11,952,623 | 0.1% |
| 2030 | 11,963,228 | 0.09% |
| 2031 | 11,972,203 | 0.08% |
| 2032 | 11,980,413 | 0.07% |
| 2033 | 11,988,622 | 0.07% |
| 2034 | 11,996,340 | 0.06% |
| 2035 | 12,003,132 | 0.06% |
| 2036 | 12,009,585 | 0.05% |
| 2037 | 12,016,237 | 0.06% |
| 2038 | 12,022,688 | 0.05% |
| 2039 | 12,027,954 | 0.04% |
| 2040 | 12,032,091 | 0.03% |
| 2041 | 12,035,890 | 0.03% |
| 2042 | 12,038,939 | 0.03% |
| 2043 | 12,040,642 | 0.01% |
| 2044 | 12,041,547 | 0.008% |
| 2045 | 12,040,973 | -0.005% |
| 2046 | 12,038,516 | -0.02% |
| 2047 | 12,034,474 | -0.03% |
| 2048 | 12,028,475 | -0.05% |
| 2049 | 12,020,405 | -0.07% |
| 2050 | 12,010,542 | -0.08% |
Belgium has a population of 11.9M as of 2025, compared to 11.3M in 2015, 10.5M in 2005, and 10.1M in 1995.
Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 0.56% per year. Belgium is ranked 133rd out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2045) Belgium will have 12,040,973 people (1.1% growth) with a rank change from 83rd to 92nd.
By the year 2100, Belgium's population is projected to decline by 6.04% to 11.2M people.
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Belgium population statistics
|
Belgium
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 82.4 years | 73.5 years |
| Average age | 42.5 years | 33.8 years |
| Median age | 42.7 years | 31.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.3:50.7 | 50.3:49.7 |
| Fertility rate | 1.47 births per woman | 2.2 births per woman |
| Population density | 1,009 ppl/mi² | 141.6 ppl/mi² |
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