Urban population growth in Belgium
The urban population of Belgium changed by 0.77% in 2025.
Belgium, 2025
0.77%
Change from 2024
+0.03percentage points
European Union, 2025
0.39%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
0.50%
Position in 2025
137th of 217
Urban population growth in Belgium over time
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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Belgium | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.77% | 0.39% |
| 2024 | 0.74% | 0.48% |
| 2023 | 0.92% | 0.55% |
| 2022 | 0.88% | 0.38% |
| 2021 | 0.57% | -0.01% |
| 2020 | 0.66% | 0.11% |
| 2019 | 0.78% | 0.37% |
| 2018 | 0.70% | 0.35% |
| 2017 | 0.64% | 0.29% |
| 2016 | 0.77% | 0.49% |
| 2015 | 0.85% | 0.44% |
| 2014 | 0.73% | 0.33% |
| 2013 | 0.76% | 0.33% |
| 2012 | 0.92% | 0.33% |
| 2011 | 1.61% | -0.01% |
| 2010 | 1.23% | 0.38% |
| 2009 | 1.13% | 0.43% |
| 2008 | 1.12% | 0.52% |
| 2007 | 1.08% | 0.52% |
| 2006 | 1.01% | 0.56% |
| 2005 | 0.91% | 0.60% |
| 2004 | 0.80% | 0.58% |
| 2003 | 0.79% | 0.57% |
| 2002 | 0.83% | 0.50% |
| 2001 | 0.73% | 0.46% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.03 percentage points from 0.74% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 0.85%, the figure has changed by −0.09 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Belgium has the 137th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 0.39%.
More for Belgium
All statistics for Belgium
Urban population share
87.7%
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
0.70%
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