Population projections in Belgium
Belgium: Population projections was 12.96 million Persons in 2070. β² Rising
Population projections in Belgium, 2024β2070
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population projections in Belgium is 12.96 million Persons, measured in 2070. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population projections in Belgium peaked at 12.96 million Persons in 2070 and was at its lowest, 11.79 million Persons, in 2024.
Belgium ranks 24th of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 11.90 million Persons | 11.79 million Persons | 12.01 million Persons | 6 |
| 2030s | 12.19 million Persons | 12.04 million Persons | 12.33 million Persons | 10 |
| 2040s | 12.48 million Persons | 12.36 million Persons | 12.59 million Persons | 10 |
| 2050s | 12.68 million Persons | 12.61 million Persons | 12.75 million Persons | 10 |
| 2060s | 12.85 million Persons | 12.77 million Persons | 12.94 million Persons | 10 |
| 2070s | 12.96 million Persons | 12.96 million Persons | 12.96 million Persons | 1 |
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More population data for Belgium
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.166 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 461,216 (2100)
- Population density 365.29 (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.166 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0.0085 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.2011 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 12,091 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 0.2017 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.44 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 183,551 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population projections in Belgium?
- Population projections in Belgium was 12.96 million Persons in 2070, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest population projections recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 12.96 million Persons in 2070.
- What is the lowest population projections recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.79 million Persons in 2024.
- How does Belgium rank for population projections?
- Belgium ranks 24th out of 43 countries with data for 2070.
- Is population projections rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Population projections. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents annual population projections data up to 2070 by sex and five year age groups as well as the share of children, youth, the elderly, old-age and total dependency ratios. The data is available for all member countries as well as for the EU27 and G20 countries, Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa and the World total. The data refer to mid-year estimates of the population. Population projections are, in most countries, according to medium variant. See country details for the variants retained for each demographic component of total fertility, life expectancy at birth and net annual migration) in Population projection metadata.