Urban population share 2050 in Belgium
Belgium: Urban population share 2050 was 87.67 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
87.67
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
50th
of 238 countries
All-time high
87.67
in 2025
All-time low
3
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Urban population share 2050 in Belgium, 1000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, urban population share 2050 in Belgium stood at 87.67. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population share 2050 in Belgium peaked at 87.67 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3, in 1000.
That places Belgium 50th out of 238 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.
Urban population share 2050 in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 3 | — |
| 1100 | 9.9 | +230.0% |
| 1200 | 12.5 | +26.3% |
| 1300 | 15 | +20.0% |
| 1400 | 26.2 | +74.7% |
| 1500 | 29.6 | +13.0% |
| 1600 | 29.3 | -1.0% |
| 1700 | 30.6 | +4.4% |
| 1710 | 28.92 | -5.5% |
| 1720 | 27.24 | -5.8% |
| 1730 | 25.56 | -6.2% |
| 1740 | 23.88 | -6.6% |
| 1750 | 22.2 | -7.0% |
| 1760 | 22.1 | -0.5% |
| 1770 | 22 | -0.5% |
| 1780 | 21.9 | -0.5% |
| 1790 | 21.8 | -0.5% |
| 1800 | 21.7 | -0.5% |
| 1810 | 26.34 | +21.4% |
| 1820 | 30.99 | +17.6% |
| 1830 | 35.63 | +15.0% |
| 1840 | 40.28 | +13.0% |
| 1850 | 44.92 | +11.5% |
| 1860 | 49.57 | +10.3% |
| 1870 | 54.21 | +9.4% |
| 1880 | 58.86 | +8.6% |
| 1890 | 63.5 | +7.9% |
| 1900 | 68.15 | +7.3% |
| 1910 | 72.79 | +6.8% |
| 1920 | 77.44 | +6.4% |
| 1930 | 82.08 | +6.0% |
| 1940 | 86.73 | +5.7% |
| 1950 | 62.91 | -27.5% |
| 1951 | 63.07 | +0.3% |
| 1952 | 63.28 | +0.3% |
| 1953 | 63.53 | +0.4% |
| 1954 | 63.8 | +0.4% |
| 1955 | 64.11 | +0.5% |
| 1956 | 64.44 | +0.5% |
| 1957 | 64.78 | +0.5% |
| 1958 | 65.14 | +0.6% |
| 1959 | 65.5 | +0.6% |
| 1960 | 65.87 | +0.6% |
| 1961 | 66.22 | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 66.59 | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 67.01 | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 67.49 | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 68.01 | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 68.55 | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 69.1 | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 69.65 | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 70.16 | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 70.63 | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 71.06 | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 71.47 | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 71.88 | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 72.3 | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 72.7 | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 73.11 | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 73.52 | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 73.92 | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 74.32 | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 74.72 | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 75.12 | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 75.51 | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 75.9 | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 76.29 | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 76.68 | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 77.06 | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 77.44 | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 77.81 | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 78.19 | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 78.56 | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 78.92 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 79.28 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 79.64 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 79.99 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 80.34 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 80.68 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 81.02 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 81.36 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 81.69 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 82.02 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 82.34 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 82.65 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 82.96 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 83.27 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 83.56 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 83.86 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 84.15 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 84.43 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 84.7 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 84.97 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 85.23 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 85.49 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 85.74 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 85.98 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 86.22 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 86.45 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 86.67 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 86.89 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 87.1 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 87.3 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 87.43 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 87.49 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 87.55 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 87.61 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 87.67 | +0.1% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 87.67 is above the median for high income countries, which is 81.33, 1.1× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 87.67 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 69.64, 1.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban population share 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1100 | +230.0% | 3 | 9.9 |
| 1400 | +74.7% | 15 | 26.2 |
| 1950 | -27.5% | 86.73 | 62.91 |
| 1200 | +26.3% | 9.9 | 12.5 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 1100s | 9.9 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 1 |
| 1200s | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 1 |
| 1300s | 15 | 15 | 15 | 1 |
| 1400s | 26.2 | 26.2 | 26.2 | 1 |
| 1500s | 29.6 | 29.6 | 29.6 | 1 |
| 1600s | 29.3 | 29.3 | 29.3 | 1 |
| 1700s | 30.6 | 30.6 | 30.6 | 1 |
| 1710s | 28.92 | 28.92 | 28.92 | 1 |
| 1720s | 27.24 | 27.24 | 27.24 | 1 |
| 1730s | 25.56 | 25.56 | 25.56 | 1 |
| 1740s | 23.88 | 23.88 | 23.88 | 1 |
| 1750s | 22.2 | 22.2 | 22.2 | 1 |
| 1760s | 22.1 | 22.1 | 22.1 | 1 |
| 1770s | 22 | 22 | 22 | 1 |
| 1780s | 21.9 | 21.9 | 21.9 | 1 |
| 1790s | 21.8 | 21.8 | 21.8 | 1 |
| 1800s | 21.7 | 21.7 | 21.7 | 1 |
| 1810s | 26.34 | 26.34 | 26.34 | 1 |
| 1820s | 30.99 | 30.99 | 30.99 | 1 |
| 1830s | 35.63 | 35.63 | 35.63 | 1 |
| 1840s | 40.28 | 40.28 | 40.28 | 1 |
| 1850s | 44.92 | 44.92 | 44.92 | 1 |
| 1860s | 49.57 | 49.57 | 49.57 | 1 |
| 1870s | 54.21 | 54.21 | 54.21 | 1 |
| 1880s | 58.86 | 58.86 | 58.86 | 1 |
| 1890s | 63.5 | 63.5 | 63.5 | 1 |
| 1900s | 68.15 | 68.15 | 68.15 | 1 |
| 1910s | 72.79 | 72.79 | 72.79 | 1 |
| 1920s | 77.44 | 77.44 | 77.44 | 1 |
| 1930s | 82.08 | 82.08 | 82.08 | 1 |
| 1940s | 86.73 | 86.73 | 86.73 | 1 |
| 1950s | 64.06 | 62.91 | 65.5 | 10 |
| 1960s | 67.87 | 65.87 | 70.16 | 10 |
| 1970s | 72.49 | 70.63 | 74.32 | 10 |
| 1980s | 76.47 | 74.72 | 78.19 | 10 |
| 1990s | 80.15 | 78.56 | 81.69 | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.39 | 82.02 | 84.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.08 | 84.97 | 87.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.51 | 87.3 | 87.67 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population share 2050 in Belgium?
- Urban population share 2050 in Belgium was 87.67 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest urban population share 2050 recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 87.67 in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population share 2050 recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 1000.
- How does Belgium rank for urban population share 2050?
- Belgium ranks 50th out of 238 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population share 2050 rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Urban population share 2050. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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