Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Belgium
Belgium: Urban and rural population projected to 2050 was 1.36 million people in 2050. ▲ Rising
Latest (2050)
1.36 million people
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
109th
of 238 countries
All-time high
3.20 million people
in 1951
All-time low
388,000 people
in 1000
Years of data
133
1000–2050
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Belgium, 1000–2050
Source: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 1.36 million people for urban and rural population projected to 2050 in 2050.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Belgium peaked at 3.20 million people in 1951 and was at its lowest, 388,000 people, in 1000.
Belgium ranks 109th of 238 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 133 years of available data.
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Belgium, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 388,000 people | — |
| 1100 | 540,600 people | +39.3% |
| 1200 | 787,500 people | +45.7% |
| 1300 | 1.06 million people | +34.9% |
| 1400 | 590,400 people | -44.4% |
| 1500 | 880,000 people | +49.1% |
| 1600 | 1.06 million people | +20.5% |
| 1700 | 1.21 million people | +14.5% |
| 1710 | 1.36 million people | +12.1% |
| 1720 | 1.51 million people | +11.2% |
| 1730 | 1.67 million people | +10.5% |
| 1740 | 1.84 million people | +9.8% |
| 1750 | 2.01 million people | +9.2% |
| 1760 | 2.14 million people | +6.6% |
| 1770 | 2.27 million people | +6.2% |
| 1780 | 2.40 million people | +5.8% |
| 1790 | 2.53 million people | +5.5% |
| 1800 | 2.67 million people | +5.2% |
| 1810 | 2.63 million people | -1.4% |
| 1820 | 2.58 million people | -2.0% |
| 1830 | 2.61 million people | +1.2% |
| 1840 | 2.44 million people | -6.4% |
| 1850 | 2.41 million people | -1.2% |
| 1860 | 2.37 million people | -1.9% |
| 1870 | 2.29 million people | -3.4% |
| 1880 | 2.27 million people | -0.7% |
| 1890 | 2.22 million people | -2.5% |
| 1900 | 2.13 million people | -3.7% |
| 1910 | 2.02 million people | -5.3% |
| 1920 | 1.68 million people | -16.6% |
| 1930 | 1.45 million people | -13.9% |
| 1940 | 1.11 million people | -23.7% |
| 1950 | 3.20 million people | +188.7% |
| 1951 | 3.20 million people | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 3.19 million people | -0.1% |
| 1953 | 3.19 million people | -0.2% |
| 1954 | 3.18 million people | -0.2% |
| 1955 | 3.17 million people | -0.3% |
| 1956 | 3.16 million people | -0.4% |
| 1957 | 3.15 million people | -0.4% |
| 1958 | 3.13 million people | -0.4% |
| 1959 | 3.12 million people | -0.4% |
| 1960 | 3.11 million people | -0.4% |
| 1961 | 3.09 million people | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 3.08 million people | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 3.06 million people | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 3.04 million people | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 3.01 million people | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 2.97 million people | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 2.94 million people | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 2.90 million people | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 2.86 million people | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 2.83 million people | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 2.80 million people | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 2.77 million people | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 2.73 million people | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 2.70 million people | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 2.66 million people | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 2.62 million people | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 2.59 million people | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 2.55 million people | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 2.52 million people | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 2.49 million people | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 2.45 million people | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 2.42 million people | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 2.38 million people | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 2.34 million people | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 2.30 million people | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 2.27 million people | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 2.23 million people | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 2.20 million people | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 2.17 million people | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 2.14 million people | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 2.11 million people | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 2.08 million people | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 2.05 million people | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 2.02 million people | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 1.99 million people | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 1.96 million people | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 1.93 million people | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 1.90 million people | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 1.87 million people | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 1.84 million people | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 1.82 million people | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 1.79 million people | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 1.77 million people | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 1.74 million people | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 1.72 million people | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 1.70 million people | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 1.68 million people | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 1.67 million people | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 1.65 million people | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 1.64 million people | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 1.63 million people | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 1.61 million people | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 1.59 million people | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 1.57 million people | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 1.55 million people | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 1.54 million people | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 1.52 million people | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 1.50 million people | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 1.48 million people | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 1.47 million people | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 1.45 million people | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.46 million people | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.46 million people | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.45 million people | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 1.45 million people | -0.3% |
| 2026 | 1.44 million people | -0.3% |
| 2027 | 1.44 million people | -0.3% |
| 2028 | 1.43 million people | -0.3% |
| 2029 | 1.43 million people | -0.3% |
| 2030 | 1.42 million people | -0.3% |
| 2031 | 1.42 million people | -0.3% |
| 2032 | 1.41 million people | -0.3% |
| 2033 | 1.41 million people | -0.3% |
| 2034 | 1.41 million people | -0.3% |
| 2035 | 1.40 million people | -0.3% |
| 2036 | 1.40 million people | -0.3% |
| 2037 | 1.39 million people | -0.3% |
| 2038 | 1.39 million people | -0.3% |
| 2039 | 1.39 million people | -0.3% |
| 2040 | 1.38 million people | -0.2% |
| 2041 | 1.38 million people | -0.2% |
| 2042 | 1.38 million people | -0.2% |
| 2043 | 1.37 million people | -0.2% |
| 2044 | 1.37 million people | -0.2% |
| 2045 | 1.37 million people | -0.2% |
| 2046 | 1.37 million people | -0.2% |
| 2047 | 1.37 million people | -0.1% |
| 2048 | 1.36 million people | -0.1% |
| 2049 | 1.36 million people | -0.1% |
| 2050 | 1.36 million people | -0.1% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 1.36 million people is above the median for high income countries, which is 306,014 people, 4.4× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 1.36 million people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.09 million people, 1.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Belgium changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +188.7% | 1.11 million people | 3.20 million people |
| 1500 | +49.1% | 590,400 people | 880,000 people |
| 1200 | +45.7% | 540,600 people | 787,500 people |
| 1400 | -44.4% | 1.06 million people | 590,400 people |
| 1100 | +39.3% | 388,000 people | 540,600 people |
| 1300 | +34.9% | 787,500 people | 1.06 million people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 388,000 people | 388,000 people | 388,000 people | 1 |
| 1100s | 540,600 people | 540,600 people | 540,600 people | 1 |
| 1200s | 787,500 people | 787,500 people | 787,500 people | 1 |
| 1300s | 1.06 million people | 1.06 million people | 1.06 million people | 1 |
| 1400s | 590,400 people | 590,400 people | 590,400 people | 1 |
| 1500s | 880,000 people | 880,000 people | 880,000 people | 1 |
| 1600s | 1.06 million people | 1.06 million people | 1.06 million people | 1 |
| 1700s | 1.21 million people | 1.21 million people | 1.21 million people | 1 |
| 1710s | 1.36 million people | 1.36 million people | 1.36 million people | 1 |
| 1720s | 1.51 million people | 1.51 million people | 1.51 million people | 1 |
| 1730s | 1.67 million people | 1.67 million people | 1.67 million people | 1 |
| 1740s | 1.84 million people | 1.84 million people | 1.84 million people | 1 |
| 1750s | 2.01 million people | 2.01 million people | 2.01 million people | 1 |
| 1760s | 2.14 million people | 2.14 million people | 2.14 million people | 1 |
| 1770s | 2.27 million people | 2.27 million people | 2.27 million people | 1 |
| 1780s | 2.40 million people | 2.40 million people | 2.40 million people | 1 |
| 1790s | 2.53 million people | 2.53 million people | 2.53 million people | 1 |
| 1800s | 2.67 million people | 2.67 million people | 2.67 million people | 1 |
| 1810s | 2.63 million people | 2.63 million people | 2.63 million people | 1 |
| 1820s | 2.58 million people | 2.58 million people | 2.58 million people | 1 |
| 1830s | 2.61 million people | 2.61 million people | 2.61 million people | 1 |
| 1840s | 2.44 million people | 2.44 million people | 2.44 million people | 1 |
| 1850s | 2.41 million people | 2.41 million people | 2.41 million people | 1 |
| 1860s | 2.37 million people | 2.37 million people | 2.37 million people | 1 |
| 1870s | 2.29 million people | 2.29 million people | 2.29 million people | 1 |
| 1880s | 2.27 million people | 2.27 million people | 2.27 million people | 1 |
| 1890s | 2.22 million people | 2.22 million people | 2.22 million people | 1 |
| 1900s | 2.13 million people | 2.13 million people | 2.13 million people | 1 |
| 1910s | 2.02 million people | 2.02 million people | 2.02 million people | 1 |
| 1920s | 1.68 million people | 1.68 million people | 1.68 million people | 1 |
| 1930s | 1.45 million people | 1.45 million people | 1.45 million people | 1 |
| 1940s | 1.11 million people | 1.11 million people | 1.11 million people | 1 |
| 1950s | 3.17 million people | 3.12 million people | 3.20 million people | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.01 million people | 2.86 million people | 3.11 million people | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.68 million people | 2.52 million people | 2.83 million people | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.32 million people | 2.17 million people | 2.49 million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.01 million people | 1.87 million people | 2.14 million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.74 million people | 1.65 million people | 1.84 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.56 million people | 1.48 million people | 1.64 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.45 million people | 1.43 million people | 1.47 million people | 10 |
| 2030s | 1.40 million people | 1.39 million people | 1.42 million people | 10 |
| 2040s | 1.37 million people | 1.36 million people | 1.38 million people | 10 |
| 2050s | 1.36 million people | 1.36 million people | 1.36 million people | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Belgium?
- Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Belgium was 1.36 million people in 2050, according to HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest urban and rural population projected to 2050 recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 3.20 million people in 1951.
- What is the lowest urban and rural population projected to 2050 recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 388,000 people in 1000.
- How does Belgium rank for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Belgium ranks 109th out of 238 countries with data for 2050.
- Is urban and rural population projected to 2050 rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.