Overcrowding rate by age, sex and group of citizenship in Belgium
Belgium: Overcrowding rate by age, sex and group of citizenship was 15.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Overcrowding rate by age, sex and group of citizenship in Belgium, 2009–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, overcrowding rate by age, sex and group of citizenship in Belgium stood at 15.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.8% on the previous year and up 280.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overcrowding rate by age, sex and group of citizenship in Belgium peaked at 29.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 2015.
That places Belgium 17th out of 22 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Overcrowding rate by age, sex and group of citizenship in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 8.8% | — |
| 2010 | 15.7% | +78.4% |
| 2011 | 5.9% | -62.4% |
| 2012 | 7.9% | +33.9% |
| 2013 | 6.0% | -24.1% |
| 2014 | 5.8% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 4.1% | -29.3% |
| 2016 | 15.5% | +278.0% |
| 2017 | 29.3% | +89.0% |
| 2018 | 20.7% | -29.4% |
| 2019 | 22.1% | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 23.7% | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 23.0% | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 20.6% | -10.4% |
| 2023 | 14.6% | -29.1% |
| 2024 | 17.9% | +22.6% |
| 2025 | 15.6% | -12.8% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 15.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 25.6%, 61% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 15.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 25.6%, 61% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Overcrowding rate by age, sex and group of citizenship in Belgium changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +278.0% | 4.1% | 15.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.8% | 8.8% | 8.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 13.3% | 4.1% | 29.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.2% | 14.6% | 23.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 14 Spain 21.3% compare
- 15 Switzerland 17.8% compare
- 16 Luxembourg 17.7% compare
- 18 Norway 14.8% compare
- 18 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 14.8% compare
- 18 United Kingdom 14.8% compare
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 overcrowding rate by age, sex and group of citizenship in Belgium?
- Overcrowding rate by age, sex and group of citizenship in Belgium was 15.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest overcrowding rate by age, sex and group of citizenship recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 29.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest overcrowding rate by age, sex and group of citizenship recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 2015.
- How does Belgium rank for overcrowding rate by age, sex and group of citizenship?
- Belgium ranks 17th out of 22 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overcrowding rate by age, sex and group of citizenship rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 280.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Overcrowding rate by age, sex and group of citizenship (total population aged 18 and over). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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