Population estimates and projections in Belgium
Belgium had an estimated population of 11,712,893 on 1 July 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1950.
Belgium, 2023 (latest estimate)
11,712,893
Change from 2022
+0.6%
Projection for 2030
11,824,141 people
Projection for 2050
11,870,906 people
Projection for 2100
11,060,848 people
Position in 2023
80th of 216
Population estimates and projections 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: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Belgium |
|---|---|
| 2100 | 11,060,848 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2095 | 11,145,150 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2090 | 11,221,816 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2085 | 11,294,427 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2080 | 11,361,054 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2075 | 11,424,664 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2070 | 11,490,796 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2065 | 11,577,020 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2060 | 11,684,663 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2055 | 11,790,123 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2050 | 11,870,906 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2045 | 11,900,984 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2040 | 11,892,204 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2035 | 11,863,585 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2030 | 11,824,141 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2025 | 11,758,603 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2023 | 11,712,893 people |
| 2022 | 11,641,820 people |
| 2021 | 11,570,844 people |
| 2020 | 11,540,107 people |
| 2019 | 11,490,618 people |
| 2018 | 11,428,605 people |
| 2017 | 11,376,580 people |
| 2016 | 11,332,701 people |
| 2015 | 11,275,335 people |
| 2014 | 11,210,119 people |
Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.6% from 11,641,820 people in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 11,160,276 people, the figure has changed by +5.0%.
- Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Belgium has the 80th highest value.
More for Belgium
All statistics for Belgium
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
Total fertility rate
1.44 births per woman
2024 · Eurostat
Population aged 65 and over
20.2%
2025 · Eurostat