Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national in Belgium
Belgium: Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national was 11.92 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
11.92 million
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
17th
of 61 countries
All-time high
11.92 million
in 2025
All-time low
9.15 million
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national in Belgium, 1960–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national in Belgium stood at 11.92 million. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national in Belgium peaked at 11.92 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 9.15 million, in 1960.
That places Belgium 17th out of 61 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 9.15 million | — |
| 1961 | 9.18 million | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 9.22 million | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 9.29 million | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 9.38 million | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 9.46 million | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 9.53 million | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 9.58 million | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 9.62 million | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 9.65 million | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 9.66 million | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 9.67 million | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 9.71 million | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 9.74 million | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 9.77 million | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 9.80 million | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 9.82 million | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 9.83 million | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 9.84 million | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 9.85 million | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 9.86 million | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 9.86 million | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 9.86 million | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 9.86 million | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 9.86 million | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 9.86 million | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 9.86 million | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 9.87 million | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 9.90 million | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 9.94 million | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 9.97 million | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 10.00 million | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 10.05 million | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 10.08 million | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 10.12 million | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 10.14 million | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 10.16 million | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 10.18 million | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 10.20 million | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 10.23 million | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 10.25 million | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 10.29 million | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 10.33 million | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 10.38 million | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 10.42 million | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 10.48 million | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 10.55 million | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 10.63 million | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 10.71 million | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 10.80 million | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 10.90 million | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 11.04 million | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 11.11 million | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 11.17 million | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 11.21 million | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 11.27 million | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 11.33 million | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 11.38 million | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 11.43 million | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 11.49 million | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 11.54 million | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 11.59 million | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 11.68 million | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 11.78 million | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 11.85 million | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 11.92 million | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.41 million | 9.15 million | 9.65 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.77 million | 9.66 million | 9.85 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.87 million | 9.86 million | 9.94 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.11 million | 9.97 million | 10.23 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.48 million | 10.25 million | 10.80 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.23 million | 10.90 million | 11.49 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.73 million | 11.54 million | 11.92 million | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national in Belgium?
- Population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national in Belgium was 11.92 million in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 11.92 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.15 million in 1960.
- How does Belgium rank for population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national?
- Belgium ranks 17th out of 61 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. 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 Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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