Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Belgium
Belgium: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.8633 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Belgium, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 0.8633 people per person for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Belgium peaked at 0.8732 people per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.655 people per person, in 1960.
That places Belgium 40th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Belgium, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.655 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.6604 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 0.6657 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.6691 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 0.672 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.6755 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.6803 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.6856 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.6915 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.6975 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.7045 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 0.7101 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.7135 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.7171 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.7202 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.7232 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.7267 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.731 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.7356 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.7404 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.7452 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.7505 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.7556 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.7601 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.7644 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.7685 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.7726 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.7767 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.7793 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.7818 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.785 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.7888 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.7929 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.7964 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.7999 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.8034 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.8069 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.8103 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.8136 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.8169 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.8202 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.8234 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.8265 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.8296 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.8327 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.8357 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.8386 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.8414 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.8442 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8483 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.8529 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.8524 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.855 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.8575 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.8599 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8623 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8646 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.8668 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.869 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8711 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.8731 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.8732 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.872 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.8705 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.8673 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.8633 people per person | -0.5% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.8633 people per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.8051 people per person, 1.1× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.8633 people per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6951 people per person, 1.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6753 people per person | 0.655 people per person | 0.6975 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7222 people per person | 0.7045 people per person | 0.7404 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7655 people per person | 0.7452 people per person | 0.7818 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8014 people per person | 0.785 people per person | 0.8169 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8341 people per person | 0.8202 people per person | 0.8483 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8611 people per person | 0.8524 people per person | 0.8711 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8699 people per person | 0.8633 people per person | 0.8732 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More population data for Belgium
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.1652 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.1094 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.1652 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.0945 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 12,091 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.2011 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0.0085 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.2% (2100)
- Population density 365.29 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 461,216 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Belgium?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Belgium was 0.8633 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8732 people per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.655 people per person in 1960.
- How does Belgium rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Belgium ranks 40th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.