Urban population share in Belgium
87.7% of people in Belgium lived in urban areas in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Belgium, 2025
87.7%
Change from 2024
+0.1percentage points
European Union, 2025
75.2%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
70.7%
Position in 2025
42nd of 217
Urban population share in Belgium over time
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% of total population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Belgium | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 87.7% | 75.2% |
| 2024 | 87.6% | 75.0% |
| 2023 | 87.6% | 74.9% |
| 2022 | 87.5% | 74.8% |
| 2021 | 87.4% | 74.6% |
| 2020 | 87.3% | 74.5% |
| 2019 | 87.1% | 74.5% |
| 2018 | 86.9% | 74.3% |
| 2017 | 86.7% | 74.2% |
| 2016 | 86.5% | 74.1% |
| 2015 | 86.2% | 73.9% |
| 2014 | 86.0% | 73.7% |
| 2013 | 85.7% | 73.5% |
| 2012 | 85.5% | 73.4% |
| 2011 | 85.2% | 73.2% |
| 2010 | 85.0% | 73.1% |
| 2009 | 84.7% | 72.9% |
| 2008 | 84.4% | 72.8% |
| 2007 | 84.1% | 72.7% |
| 2006 | 83.9% | 72.6% |
| 2005 | 83.6% | 72.4% |
| 2004 | 83.3% | 72.2% |
| 2003 | 83.0% | 72.1% |
| 2002 | 82.7% | 71.9% |
| 2001 | 82.3% | 71.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 87.6% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 86.2%, the figure has changed by +1.5 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Belgium has the 42nd highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 75.2%.
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