Belgium
Population 2026
11,774,647
Overview
- Yearly change
- +0.14%
- Density
- 386 per km²
- Land area
- 30,494 km²
- Capital
- Brussels
- Currency
- Euro (EUR)
- Official languages
- NL-BE, FR-BE, DE-BE
- Urban population
- 87.7%
- Continent
- EU
Demographics
- Births
- 100,8602026
- Deaths
- 115,9032026
- Birth rate
- 9.2per 1,000
- Death rate
- 9.5per 1,000
- Fertility rate
- 1.44
- Life expectancy
- 82.3At birth, years
- Median age
- 42.1
- Net migration
- 31,989
Age distribution
- 0–1415.7%
- 15–6463.3%
- 65+21.0%
Population by year
Economy
- GDP
- $725B
- GDP per capita
- $60.8K
- GDP growth
- +1.0%
- Inflation
- 2.5%
- Unemployment
- 5.9%
- Exports
- $547B
- Imports
- $562B
- Tourism receipts
- 1.8%% of exports
Economic output by sector (% of GDP)
- Agriculture0.7%
- Industry18.6%
- Manufacturing11.2%
- Services71.2%
Employment by sector (%)
- Agriculture1.0%
- Industry19.2%
- Services79.8%
Largest cities
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BrusselsBrussels Capital | 1,019,0222024 |
| 2 | AntwerpFlanders | 529,2472026 |
| 3 | GentFlanders | 265,0862023 |
| 4 | CharleroiWallonia | 200,1322021 |
| 5 | LiègeWallonia | 195,2782023 |
| 6 | AnderlechtBrussels Capital | 160,5532023 |
| 7 | SchaerbeekBrussels Capital | 132,7612023 |
| 8 | BruggeFlanders | 118,5092023 |
| 9 | NamurWallonia | 110,9392026 |
| 10 | LeuvenFlanders | 101,0322023 |
Populated place as listed by GeoNames. Not a metropolitan-area figure.
Historical statistics
| Year | Population | Births | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11,774,647 | 101K | 116K |
| 2020 | 11,540,102 | 116K | 127K |
| 2010 | 10,936,619 | 129K | 105K |
| 2000 | 10,251,719 | 116K | 105K |
| 1990 | 9,960,968 | 124K | 104K |
| 1980 | 9,833,093 | 123K | 114K |
| 1970 | 9,630,508 | 142K | 119K |
| 1960 | 9,102,172 | 154K | 114K |
| 1950 | 8,617,442 | 144K | 108K |