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Population in Belgium

Belgium: Population was 11.71 million people in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
11.71 million people
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
81st
of 238 countries
All-time high
11.71 million people
in 2023
All-time low
400,000 people
in 1000
Years of data
241
1000–2023

Population in Belgium, 1000–2023

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Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

In 2023, population in Belgium stood at 11.71 million people. That is the highest value across all 241 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population in Belgium peaked at 11.71 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 400,000 people, in 1000.

That places Belgium 81st out of 238 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 241 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 400,000 people 400,000 people 400,000 people 1
1100s 600,000 people 600,000 people 600,000 people 1
1200s 900,000 people 900,000 people 900,000 people 1
1300s 1.25 million people 1.25 million people 1.25 million people 1
1400s 800,000 people 800,000 people 800,000 people 1
1500s 1.25 million people 1.25 million people 1.25 million people 1
1600s 1.50 million people 1.50 million people 1.50 million people 1
1700s 1.75 million people 1.75 million people 1.75 million people 1
1710s 1.92 million people 1.92 million people 1.92 million people 1
1720s 2.08 million people 2.08 million people 2.08 million people 1
1730s 2.25 million people 2.25 million people 2.25 million people 1
1740s 2.41 million people 2.41 million people 2.41 million people 1
1750s 2.58 million people 2.58 million people 2.58 million people 1
1760s 2.74 million people 2.74 million people 2.74 million people 1
1770s 2.91 million people 2.91 million people 2.91 million people 1
1780s 3.08 million people 3.08 million people 3.08 million people 1
1790s 3.24 million people 3.24 million people 3.24 million people 1
1800s 3.29 million people 3.25 million people 3.33 million people 10
1810s 3.38 million people 3.34 million people 3.43 million people 10
1820s 3.58 million people 3.45 million people 3.72 million people 10
1830s 3.90 million people 3.75 million people 4.05 million people 10
1840s 4.24 million people 4.08 million people 4.41 million people 10
1850s 4.58 million people 4.44 million people 4.71 million people 10
1860s 4.89 million people 4.74 million people 5.06 million people 10
1870s 5.29 million people 5.09 million people 5.49 million people 10
1880s 5.78 million people 5.54 million people 6.03 million people 10
1890s 6.36 million people 6.08 million people 6.64 million people 10
1900s 7.04 million people 6.71 million people 7.38 million people 10
1910s 7.49 million people 7.43 million people 7.53 million people 10
1920s 7.76 million people 7.55 million people 7.99 million people 10
1930s 8.16 million people 8.03 million people 8.29 million people 10
1940s 8.45 million people 8.32 million people 8.58 million people 10
1950s 8.82 million people 8.62 million people 9.05 million people 10
1960s 9.36 million people 9.10 million people 9.59 million people 10
1970s 9.73 million people 9.63 million people 9.81 million people 10
1980s 9.88 million people 9.83 million people 9.94 million people 10
1990s 10.11 million people 9.96 million people 10.23 million people 10
2000s 10.48 million people 10.25 million people 10.81 million people 10
2010s 11.24 million people 10.94 million people 11.49 million people 10
2020s 11.62 million people 11.54 million people 11.71 million people 4

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 78 Burundi 13.69 million people compare
  2. 79 Bolivia 12.24 million people compare
  3. 80 Tunisia 12.20 million people compare
  4. 82 Haiti 11.64 million people compare
  5. 83 South Sudan 11.48 million people compare
  6. 84 Jordan 11.44 million people compare

See the full ranking of 239 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population in Belgium?
Population in Belgium was 11.71 million people in 2023, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 11.71 million people in 2023.
What is the lowest population recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 400,000 people in 1000.
How does Belgium rank for population?
Belgium ranks 81st out of 238 countries with data for 2023.
Is population rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.