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Belgium

Population

11,779,162

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026View source
Population rank
83rd
Share of world
0.14%
Annual change
+16,0390.35%

Population of Belgium

6M8M10M12M14M16M18M95% prediction intervalProjected peak202611.8M2050 projection11.9M↑ <1% from 202619601980200020202040206020802100

Source: United Nations — World Population Prospects (2024 Revision)

Current population estimate: 11,779,162. 2050 projection: 11,870,906.Use the arrow keys on the chart to inspect individual years.

Historical population estimates for Belgium. Annual change is shown as a percentage.
202611,774,6420.35%83
202511,758,6030.38%83
202011,540,1070.43%81
201911,490,6180.54%81
201811,428,6050.46%81
201711,376,5810.39%80
201511,275,3350.61%79
201010,936,6260.86%77
200510,478,8860.44%77
200010,251,7170.23%74

Showing 10 of 19 years.

Population by City

Brussels is home to 1,264,392 people, 10.74% of Belgium's population.

City population1M500K200K
Brussels 1.3MAntwerp 568.5KGhent 274.5KCharleroi 206.5KLiege 197.3KAnderlecht 130.4KSchaerbeek 129.3KBruges 120.7KNamur 115.8KLeuven 105.6K
Largest cities by 2026 population and share of the national population.
1Brussels1.3M10.74%
2Antwerp568.5K4.83%
3Ghent274.5K2.33%
4Charleroi206.5K1.75%
5Liege197.3K1.68%
6Anderlecht130.4K1.11%
7Schaerbeek129.3K1.10%
8Bruges120.7K1.02%
9Namur115.8K0.98%
10Leuven105.6K0.90%

Belgium by the Numbers

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026

Population
Belgium is home to an estimated 11,779,162 people, the 83rd largest population in the world.
Daily change
Belgium has a net population change of approximately 40 people per day, driven by 276 births, 317 deaths, and net immigration of 81 people.
Share of world
Belgium makes up 0.14% of the world's population and 1.58% of Europe's.
Density
388.9 people per km² of land (1,007.1 per mi²), ranking 36th among countries and territories.
Urban living
87.67% of people live in urban areas.

Belgium Demographics

Age & longevity

MaleFemale100+ years, male: 648100+ years, female: 2,76195–99 years, male: 7,52095–99 years, female: 21,84090–94 years, male: 34,82890–94 years, female: 73,01385–89 years, male: 82,67585–89 years, female: 134,38780–84 years, male: 143,87480–84 years, female: 192,68675–79 years, male: 229,99475–79 years, female: 274,57570–74 years, male: 285,64570–74 years, female: 316,47165–69 years, male: 349,60965–69 years, female: 366,24560–64 years, male: 394,91660–64 years, female: 396,48655–59 years, male: 394,37355–59 years, female: 387,91750–54 years, male: 378,77950–54 years, female: 372,65145–49 years, male: 381,10045–49 years, female: 379,87140–44 years, male: 376,08240–44 years, female: 377,83735–39 years, male: 384,54835–39 years, female: 385,96730–34 years, male: 372,17730–34 years, female: 369,03125–29 years, male: 353,24625–29 years, female: 343,38520–24 years, male: 353,81320–24 years, female: 337,85415–19 years, male: 359,56215–19 years, female: 343,50710–14 years, male: 340,52710–14 years, female: 325,2035–9 years, male: 313,0195–9 years, female: 299,9020–4 years, male: 274,3770–4 years, female: 261,746100+95–9990–9485–8980–8475–7970–7465–6960–6455–5950–5445–4940–4435–3930–3425–2920–2415–1910–145–90–4100K100K200K200K300K300K

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Median age

43.1 yrs

World: 31

Life expectancy

82.6 yrs

World: 73.8

Male

49.35%

Female

50.65%

Life expectancy 80.5Life expectancy 84.7

Ethnicity

75.2%

Belgian

  • Belgian75.2%
  • Other10.6%
  • Italian4.1%
  • Moroccan3.7%
  • French2.4%
  • Turkish2%
  • Dutch2%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2012 est.

Religion

57.1%

Roman Catholic, the largest religion

  • Roman Catholic57.1%
  • None20.2%
  • Atheist9.1%
  • Muslim6.8%
  • Other Christian2.8%
  • Protestant2.3%
  • Other1.7%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2018 est.

Related Pages

Sources

  1. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - United Nations population estimates and projections.
  2. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - Belgium United Nations Graphs/Profiles
  3. World Bank / UN World Urbanization Prospects - 2025: Urban population (% of total population), using national definitions.
  4. Statistics Belgium
  5. CIA World Factbook Belgium