Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Belgium
Belgium: Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population was 15.4 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Belgium, 2003–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Belgium is 15.4, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 366.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Belgium peaked at 15.4 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3, in 2011.
That places Belgium 22nd out of 36 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 11.4 | — |
| 2004 | 6.3 | -44.7% |
| 2005 | 6 | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 5.8 | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 5.6 | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 6.2 | +10.7% |
| 2009 | 5.2 | -16.1% |
| 2010 | 6 | +15.4% |
| 2011 | 3 | -50.0% |
| 2012 | 3.4 | +13.3% |
| 2013 | 4.5 | +32.4% |
| 2014 | 4.3 | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 3.3 | -23.3% |
| 2016 | 8.5 | +157.6% |
| 2017 | 10.2 | +20.0% |
| 2018 | 13.3 | +30.4% |
| 2019 | 12.4 | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 13.4 | +8.1% |
| 2021 | 14.5 | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 14.3 | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 14.5 | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 14.9 | +2.8% |
| 2025 | 15.4 | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.64 | 5.2 | 11.4 | 7 |
| 2010s | 6.89 | 3 | 13.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.5 | 13.4 | 15.4 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 19 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 16.8 compare
- 19 Luxembourg 16.8 compare
- 21 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 16 compare
- 23 Finland 14.1 compare
- 24 Denmark 13.9 compare
- 25 Portugal 13.7 compare
More population data for Belgium
- 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)
- Population growth rate -0.166 (2100)
- Population density 365.29 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 461,216 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.166 (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 0.2017 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility, annual growth rate -2.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled 183,551 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Belgium?
- Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Belgium was 15.4 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 15.4 in 2025.
- What is the lowest overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 2011.
- How does Belgium rank for overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population?
- Belgium ranks 22nd out of 36 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 366.7%. 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 degree of urbanisation - total population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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