Number of live births in Belgium
Belgium: Number of live births was 113,593 births in 2022. ▼ Falling
Number of live births in Belgium, 1947–2022
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 113,593 births for number of live births in 2022.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of live births in Belgium peaked at 160,838 births in 1964 and was at its lowest, 111,484 births, in 2002.
That places Belgium 16th out of 34 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 76 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 149,499 births | 147,854 births | 150,416 births | 3 |
| 1950s | 149,427 births | 142,314 births | 158,237 births | 10 |
| 1960s | 152,487 births | 141,799 births | 160,838 births | 10 |
| 1970s | 128,209 births | 119,693 births | 142,168 births | 10 |
| 1980s | 119,045 births | 114,092 births | 124,398 births | 10 |
| 1990s | 118,789 births | 113,710 births | 125,517 births | 10 |
| 2000s | 118,992 births | 111,484 births | 128,049 births | 10 |
| 2010s | 122,998 births | 117,103 births | 129,173 births | 10 |
| 2020s | 115,082 births | 113,593 births | 117,914 births | 3 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More population data for Belgium
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.2% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 461,216 people (2100)
- Population density 365.29 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.2% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.44 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 183,551 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.44 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.44 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate -0.1% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.38 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of live births in Belgium?
- Number of live births in Belgium was 113,593 births in 2022, according to Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of live births recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 160,838 births in 1964.
- What is the lowest number of live births recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 111,484 births in 2002.
- How does Belgium rank for number of live births?
- Belgium ranks 16th out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
- Is number of live births rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of live births. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The total number of live births recorded in a given year.