Demographics of Belgium

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2022)
Date09 May 2024

There are 5.79 million males and 5.92 million females in Belgium. The percentage of the male population is 49.46%, compared to 50.54% of the female population. Belgium has 127k more females than males. The sex ratio in Belgium in 2024 will be 97.858 males per 100 females. Belgium is in the 93rd position in terms of the female-to-male ratio.

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  • Population
  • Growth rate

Belgium population

Year Population Growth (%)
19508,617,3440.47
19558,834,5260.52
19609,108,7240.59
19659,412,0870.60
19709,629,3760.40
19759,763,4300.10
19809,828,9860.14
19859,880,5340.06
19909,959,5600.26
199510,095,1980.26
200010,264,3430.42
200510,516,9780.60
201010,877,9470.71
201511,248,3030.60
202011,561,7170.35
202111,611,4190.50
202211,655,9300.26
202311,686,1400.26
202411,715,7740.25
  • Total
  • Crude

Belgium death and birth rate

Year Total Crude(per 1000)
DeathBirthCrude deathCrude birth
1950108,041144,20512.54216.740
1955108,704148,20212.31016.782
1960114,030154,78912.53017.008
1965115,216154,74512.25616.461
1970118,888141,46712.35714.703
1975119,536118,95312.25212.193
1980113,796122,65411.58112.482
1985111,917115,01111.32911.643
1990104,342123,47210.47912.401
1995105,084114,63410.41811.365
2000105,330115,97910.27711.316
2005103,473119,8589.86011.421
2010105,369128,5899.71011.850
2015110,843121,2859.88010.811
2020127,440114,89411.0499.961
2021110,280116,4489.51910.051
2022110,497117,0039.49010.048
2023110,911116,8239.50110.007
2024111,440116,7999.5229.980
  • Population
  • Urbanization

Urban and rural population of Belgium

Year Population Urban (%)
UrbanRural
19507,900,418737,10191.466
19558,174,277712,99791.977
19608,476,183691,18292.460
19658,795,839648,10093.137
19709,039,111593,06993.843
19759,232,201539,38594.480
19809,413,159455,83695.381
19859,512,967403,61195.930
19909,644,013362,53196.377
19959,857,972328,33396.777
20009,986,809295,22497.129
200510,272,952273,93497.403
201010,681,812256,92797.651
201511,048,237239,70397.876
202011,396,775223,19798.079
202111,449,399219,75698.117
202211,495,076216,26098.153
202311,535,808212,74998.189
202411,574,575209,28498.224
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  • Gender ratio

Belgium population by Age Group (2024)

Age group Male Female Total M per 100 F
PersonsShare (%)
00-04 300,057 286,726 586,783 5.01 104.649
05-09 320,129 305,990 626,120 5.34 104.621
10-14 346,646 330,987 677,633 5.78 104.731
15-19 347,471 330,996 678,467 5.79 104.977
20-24 340,164 324,144 664,308 5.67 104.942
25-29 358,926 347,250 706,177 6.03 103.362
30-34 392,244 385,860 778,104 6.64 101.654
35-39 382,351 379,654 762,005 6.50 100.710
40-44 385,308 381,676 766,984 6.55 100.952
45-49 372,706 366,316 739,022 6.31 101.744
50-54 390,536 382,005 772,542 6.59 102.233
55-59 396,047 389,193 785,240 6.70 101.761
60-64 384,233 388,637 772,870 6.60 98.867
65-69 331,745 350,615 682,361 5.82 94.618
70-74 272,951 301,897 574,847 4.91 90.412
75-79 218,262 261,091 479,353 4.09 83.596
80-84 130,065 176,346 306,411 2.62 73.756
85-89 83,931 137,274 221,206 1.89 61.141
90-94 33,687 72,490 106,176 0.91 46.471
95-99 6,445 19,675 26,120 0.22 32.757
100+ 576 2,471 3,047 0.03 23.310
Total 5,794,480 5,921,293 11,715,776 97.858