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.

Measure: Population density Unit: People per square kilometre of land Data: 2000 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Belgium, 2024 388.9 People per square kilometre of land
Change from 2023 +0.7% 2023: 386.3 people per km²
European Union, 2023 112.6 people per km² Official aggregate Not the same period as Belgium (2024).
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 111.2 people per km² Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2024 28th of 214 See the full ranking

Population density in Belgium over time

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People per square kilometre of land. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Population density (people per square kilometre of land), 2000 to 2024
Period BelgiumEuropean 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.

Source and dates

Original producer
Food and Agriculture Organization and World Bank population estimates
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EN.POP.DNST · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2000 to 2024 for Belgium
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: Food and Agriculture Organization and World Bank population estimates