Belgium vs Germany: Share of the population born in another country

Belgium

20.0%

in 2024

Germany

19.8%

in 2024

Belgium rank

54th

Germany rank

56th

Share of the population born in another country over time

Belgium currently reports 20.0% against 19.8% in Germany, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 54th and Germany ranks 56th of 231 countries.

Indicator: Share of the population born in another country
Unit: %
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 231 places, 1,848 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Immigrants as a share of the total population.