Population in Belgium
The population of Belgium was 11,941,781 people in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Belgium, 2025
11,941,781
Change from 2024
+0.7%
European Union, 2025
451,127,411 people
Position in 2025
81st of 217
Population 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. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Belgium | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11,941,781 people | 451,127,411 people |
| 2024 | 11,858,610 people | 450,228,188 people |
| 2023 | 11,779,946 people | 448,897,545 people |
| 2022 | 11,680,210 people | 447,203,596 people |
| 2021 | 11,586,195 people | 446,228,281 people |
| 2020 | 11,538,604 people | 446,870,959 people |
| 2019 | 11,488,980 people | 446,910,453 people |
| 2018 | 11,427,054 people | 446,058,453 people |
| 2017 | 11,375,158 people | 445,321,060 people |
| 2016 | 11,331,422 people | 444,676,652 people |
| 2015 | 11,274,196 people | 443,793,218 people |
| 2014 | 11,209,057 people | 442,920,819 people |
| 2013 | 11,159,407 people | 442,425,741 people |
| 2012 | 11,106,932 people | 442,069,839 people |
| 2011 | 11,038,264 people | 441,414,078 people |
| 2010 | 10,895,586 people | 442,088,310 people |
| 2009 | 10,796,493 people | 441,388,573 people |
| 2008 | 10,709,973 people | 440,270,719 people |
| 2007 | 10,625,700 people | 438,796,003 people |
| 2006 | 10,547,958 people | 437,263,803 people |
| 2005 | 10,478,617 people | 435,789,139 people |
| 2004 | 10,421,137 people | 434,193,248 people |
| 2003 | 10,376,133 people | 432,512,916 people |
| 2002 | 10,332,785 people | 430,924,112 people |
| 2001 | 10,286,570 people | 429,909,307 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.7% from 11,858,610 people in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 11,274,196 people, the figure has changed by +5.9%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Belgium has the 81st highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 451,127,411 people.
More for Belgium
All statistics for Belgium
Population on 1 January
11,883,495 people
2025 · Eurostat
Population growth
0.70%
2025 · World Bank
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
Total fertility rate
1.44 births per woman
2024 · Eurostat