Population density in Belgium
Belgium had 388.9 people per km² in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Belgium, 2024
388.9
Change from 2023
+0.7%
European Union, 2023
112.6 people per km²
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
111.2 people per km²
Position in 2024
28th of 214
Population density in Belgium over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
People per square kilometre of land. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Belgium | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 388.9 people per km² | – |
| 2023 | 386.3 people per km² | 112.6 people per km² |
| 2022 | 383.0 people per km² | 112.1 people per km² |
| 2021 | 379.9 people per km² | 111.9 people per km² |
| 2020 | 378.4 people per km² | 112.1 people per km² |
| 2019 | 376.8 people per km² | 112.1 people per km² |
| 2018 | 374.7 people per km² | 111.8 people per km² |
| 2017 | 375.0 people per km² | 111.7 people per km² |
| 2016 | 373.6 people per km² | 111.5 people per km² |
| 2015 | 371.7 people per km² | 111.3 people per km² |
| 2014 | 369.5 people per km² | 111.0 people per km² |
| 2013 | 367.9 people per km² | 110.9 people per km² |
| 2012 | 366.2 people per km² | 110.9 people per km² |
| 2011 | 363.9 people per km² | 110.7 people per km² |
| 2010 | 359.2 people per km² | 110.9 people per km² |
| 2009 | 355.9 people per km² | 110.8 people per km² |
| 2008 | 353.1 people per km² | 110.5 people per km² |
| 2007 | 350.3 people per km² | 110.1 people per km² |
| 2006 | 347.7 people per km² | 109.7 people per km² |
| 2005 | 345.5 people per km² | 109.3 people per km² |
| 2004 | 343.6 people per km² | 108.9 people per km² |
| 2003 | 342.1 people per km² | 108.5 people per km² |
| 2002 | 340.6 people per km² | 108.1 people per km² |
| 2001 | 339.1 people per km² | 107.8 people per km² |
| 2000 | 338.0 people per km² | 107.7 people per km² |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.7% from 386.3 people per km² in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 369.5 people per km², the figure has changed by +5.2%.
- Among the 214 countries with data for 2024, Belgium has the 28th highest value.
More for Belgium
All statistics for Belgium
Population
11,941,781 people
2025 · World Bank
Urban population share
87.7%
2025 · World Bank
Population on 1 January
11,883,495 people
2025 · Eurostat
Population by age and sex
11,883,495 people
2025 · Eurostat
Crude birth rate
9.2p (Provisional) per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Crude death rate
9.5p (Provisional) per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat