Demographics of Belgium

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Population density in Belgium by arrondissement

Demographic features of the population of Belgium include ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects. All figures are from the National Institute for Statistics unless otherwise indicated.[1]

Population

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As of January 1, 2024, Belgium had a population of 11,763,650 and is the 81st most populous country in the world. The population of Flanders, Wallonia and Brussels on January 1, 2024 was 6,821,770 (58.0% of Belgium), 3,692,283 (31.4% of Belgium) and 1,249,597 (10.6% of Belgium), respectively. The population density of Belgium is Script error: No such module "convert". as of January 1, 2024, making it the 38th most densely populated country in the world, and the 7th most densely populated country in Europe. The most densely populated province is Antwerp, the least densely populated province is Luxembourg.[2]

As of January 1, 2020, Belgium had a population of 11,492,641, as compared to 2010 (10,839,905 people) an increase of about 653,000. 2010 compared to 2000 (10,239,085 people), an increase of about 601,000 people. 2000 compared to 1990 (9,947,782 people), an increase of about 291,000 people.

The following demographic statistics are from the World Population Review in 2019.[3]

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Historic population development of Belgium
  • One birth every 4 minutes
  • One death every 5 minutes
  • One net migrant every 12 minutes
  • Net gain of one person every 9 minutes

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Fertility

The total fertility rate (TFR) gradually increased during the last decade from 1.60 in 1997, 1.65 in 2002 and 1.82 in 2007. The rates in Brussels are higher than the national average (1.79 in 1997, 1.93 in 2002 and 2.09 in 2007), while they are below the average in Flanders (1.54 in 1997, 1.56 in 2002 and 1.77 in 2007), due to the higher percentage of non-European immigrants with higher birth rates in Brussels.[4]

The total fertility rate is the number of children born per woman. It is based on fairly good data for the entire period. Sources: Our World In Data and Gapminder Foundation.[5]

Years 1830 1831 1832 1833 1834 1835 1836 1837 1838 1839 1840[5]
Total Fertility Rate in Belgium 4.72 4.77 4.82 4.87 4.92 4.97 4.97 4.98 4.98 4.99 5
Years 1841 1842 1843 1844 1845 1846 1847 1848 1849 1850[5]
Total Fertility Rate in Belgium 4.94 4.88 4.82 4.76 4.7 4.64 4.58 4.51 4.45 4.38
Years 1851 1852 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 1860[5]
Total Fertility Rate in Belgium 4.32 4.25 4.18 4.25 4.31 4.38 4.44 4.51 4.53 4.56
Years 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870[5]
Total Fertility Rate in Belgium 4.58 4.61 4.63 4.66 4.68 4.71 4.73 4.76 4.78 4.8
Years 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880[5]
Total Fertility Rate in Belgium 4.83 4.85 4.87 4.85 4.83 4.82 4.8 4.78 4.75 4.71
Years 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890[5]
Total Fertility Rate in Belgium 4.68 4.64 4.61 4.55 4.49 4.42 4.36 4.3 4.27 4.25
Years 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899[5]
Total Fertility Rate in Belgium 4.22 4.2 4.17 4.13 4.09 4.06 4.02 3.98 3.91

Total fertility rate; 1.71 children born/woman (2021 est.) Country comparison to the world: 160th

Birth rate; 11.03 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) Country comparison to the world: 175th

Mother's mean age at first birth; 29 years (2018 est.)

Life expectancy

According to estimation of the Statistics Belgium (Statbel), life expectancy at birth in Belgium in 2023 was 82.28 years (80.18 years for male and 84.30 years for female).[6][7]

According to alternative estimation of the World Bank Group, in 2023 life expectancy in Belgium was 82.4 years (80.3 for male, 84.6 for female).[8]

Estimation of the United Nations for 2023: 82.11 years total (79.86 for male, 84.33 for female).[9]

Estimation of Eurostat for 2023: 82.5 years total (80.4 for male, 84.5 for female).[10][11]

According to estimation of the WHO for 2019, at that year life expectancy in Belgium was 81.4 years (79.3 years for male and 83.5 years for female). And healthy life expectancy was 70.6 years (69.8 years for male and 71.3 years for female).[12]

In 2021-2023 period, the difference in life expectancy between the most prosperous and disadvantaged provinces was 4.09 years. In 2020-2022, this difference was 4.23 years.[6][7]

Statistics by province

Belgium is administratively divided into 3 regions: Flemish Region, Walloon Region and a separate Brussels Capital Region. In turn, Flemish and Walloon regions are divided into five provinces each. The table below contains average values for 3-year periods. The values are rounded, all calculations were done on raw data. By default, the table is sorted by the 2022-2024 period.
Data source: Statistics Belgium[6][7]

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Administrative division of Belgium

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Belgium on average 81.38 79.10 83.62 4.52 0.50 81.87 79.66 84.04 4.38 — — — — —
Limburg 82.46 80.53 84.41 3.88 0.37 82.83 80.92 84.74 3.83 0.98 83.81 82.04 85.54 3.51
Flemish Brabant 82.93 80.81 84.99 4.18 0.44 83.37 81.29 85.37 4.08 0.28 83.65 81.72 85.50 3.78
East Flanders 82.19 79.99 84.36 4.37 0.31 82.50 80.34 84.62 4.28 0.61 83.11 81.09 85.06 3.97
Antwerp 82.34 80.44 84.23 3.79 0.46 82.80 80.95 84.60 3.65 0.29 83.09 81.33 84.81 3.48
West Flanders 82.29 80.04 84.57 4.53 0.40 82.69 80.48 84.91 4.44 0.29 82.98 80.88 85.07 4.19
Walloon Brabant 82.48 80.28 84.52 4.25 0.44 82.92 80.74 84.93 4.19 0.05 82.97 80.83 84.93 4.10
Brussels 80.82 78.19 83.27 5.08 0.86 81.68 79.13 84.01 4.88 0.29 81.97 79.51 84.21 4.70
Belgian Luxembourg 80.07 77.56 82.67 5.11 0.25 80.32 77.78 82.91 5.14 0.32 80.63 78.26 83.05 4.79
Namur 79.78 77.17 82.39 5.22 0.52 80.30 77.87 82.66 4.79 0.32 80.62 78.34 82.82 4.48
Liège 79.49 77.13 81.83 4.71 0.75 80.24 77.99 82.42 4.44 0.23 80.47 78.37 82.50 4.13
Hainaut 78.70 75.87 81.48 5.61 0.58 79.28 76.48 82.00 5.52 0.35 79.63 76.90 82.29 5.39
Flanders on average 82.43 80.35 84.50 4.15 0.39 82.82 80.78 84.83 4.05 — — — — —
Wallonia on average 79.61 77.04 82.14 5.11 0.57 80.18 77.68 82.61 — — — — — —

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Statistics by region

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Flanders 83.17 81.26 85.03 3.77 82.70 −0.70 82.00 0.68 82.68 −0.06 82.62 0.55 83.17 0.47
Belgium 82.28 80.18 84.30 4.12 81.83 −1.04 80.79 0.86 81.65 0.04 81.69 0.59 82.28 0.45
Brussels 82.18 79.73 84.41 4.68 81.59 −1.98 79.61 1.67 81.28 0.31 81.58 0.59 82.18 0.59
Wallonia 80.64 78.25 82.94 4.69 80.28 −1.33 78.94 0.93 79.87 0.14 80.02 0.63 80.64 0.37

Data source: Statistics Belgium[6][7]

Historical data

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Life expectancy in Belgium since 1841
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Life expectancy in Belgium since 1960 by gender

Sources: Our World In Data and the United Nations.

1841–1950

Years 1841 1842 1843 1844 1845 1846 1847 1848 1849 1850[13]
Life expectancy in Belgium 40.3 38.6 40.4 41.9 41.0 37.8 35.1 38.0 35.0 42.3
Years 1851 1852 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 1860[13]
Life expectancy in Belgium 41.9 41.8 41.3 39.7 37.4 40.9 40.4 40.1 38.9 45.1
Years 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870[13]
Life expectancy in Belgium 41.2 43.1 41.3 39.8 37.7 32.4 43.0 42.5 42.6 40.9
Years 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880[13]
Life expectancy in Belgium 34.3 40.0 43.5 44.7 42.1 43.7 44.5 44.2 43.8 42.4
Years 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890[13]
Life expectancy in Belgium 44.4 45.5 44.9 44.2 45.4 43.3 46.0 44.9 45.0 44.1
Years 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900[13]
Life expectancy in Belgium 44.0 43.1 44.4 46.6 45.4 48.0 48.8 48.1 46.5 46.5
Years 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910[13]
Life expectancy in Belgium 49.4 49.1 49.2 49.3 49.9 49.6 51.0 49.6 50.6 51.3
Years 1911 1912 1913 1919 1920[13]
Life expectancy in Belgium 49.2 52.3 52.4 49.8 53.6
Years 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930[13]
Life expectancy in Belgium 54.7 55.1 56.7 57.4 57.1 56.9 57.1 57.4 55.0 57.1
Years 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940[13]
Life expectancy in Belgium 58.4 58.5 58.7 60.3 59.9 59.9 60.0 60.1 60.0 55.9
Years 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950[13]
Life expectancy in Belgium 58.9 59.1 60.3 56.9 58.4 61.9 63.4 64.9 65.4 66.3

1950–2015

Period Life expectancy in
Years 		Period Life expectancy in
Years
1950–1955 67.8 1985–1990 75.3
1955–1960 69.5 1990–1995 76.4
1960–1965 70.3 1995–2000 77.4
1965–1970 70.7 2000–2005 78.4
1970–1975 71.5 2005–2010 79.6
1975–1980 72.7 2010–2015 80.5
1980–1985 73.9 2015–2020 81.44

Age structure

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Population pyramid of Belgium from 1950 to 2020
0–14 years: 17.22% (male 1,033,383/female 984,624)
15–24 years: 11.2% (male 670,724/female 642,145)
25–54 years: 39.23% (male 2,319,777/female 2,278,450)
55–64 years: 13.14% (male 764,902/female 775,454)
65 years and over: 19.21% (male 988,148/female 1,263,109)

Median age in 2020 (estimation); total: 41.6 years.

male: 40.4 years
female: 42.8 years

Density

Urbanization; urban population: 98.1% of total population (2020)

rate of urbanization: 0.62% annual rate of change (2015–20 est.)

Vital statistics

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Population, fertility rate and net reproduction rate since 1950, United Nations estimates

Source:[14][15][16][17]

Territorial changes in East-Belgium occurred in 1940 (Germany re-annexed Eupen-Malmedy to Germany after the invasion of Belgium) and 1944 (Return to Belgium)

Notable events in Belgian demographics:

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Average population (January 1) Live births Deaths Natural change Crude birth rate (per 1,000) Crude death rate (per 1,000) Natural change (per 1,000) Crude migration change (per 1,000) Total fertility ratesTemplate:Refn[5][18]
1840 138,142 103,902 34,240
1841 138,135 97,108 41,027
1842 135,027 103,068 31,959
1843 132,911 97,055 35,856
1844 133,976 94,911 39,065
1845 137,012 97,783 39,229
1846 119,610 107,835 11,775
1847 118,106 120,168 -2,062
1848 120,383 108,287 12,096
1849 133,185 121,462 11,723
1850 4,403,222 131,416 92,820 38,596 29.8 21.1 8.7 1.8 4.38
1851 4,449,733 134,382 94,779 39,603 30.2 21.3 8.9 1.2 4.32
1852 4,494,811 134,395 96,189 38,206 29.9 21.4 8.5 -0.1 4.25
1853 4,532,434 127,815 100,166 27,649 28.2 22.1 6.1 1.5 4.18
1854 4,566,802 131,981 103,210 28,771 28.9 22.6 6.3 0.1 4.25
1855 4,596,081 125,933 112,604 13,329 27.4 24.5 2.9 -9 4.31
1856 4,568,264 134,307 97,304 37,003 29.4 21.3 8.1 -11.4 4.38
1857 4,553,349 143,430 103,361 40,069 31.5 22.7 8.8 1.5 4.44
1858 4,600,217 144,907 108,105 36,802 31.5 23.5 8.0 2.2 4.51
1859 4,647,212 149,640 111,533 38,107 32.2 24.0 8.2 3.5 4.53
1860 4,701,611 144,810 93,092 51,718 30.8 19.8 11.0 0.8 4.56
1861 4,757,126 147,471 106,560 40,911 31.0 22.4 8.6 2.4 4.58
1862 4,809,411 145,725 100,036 45,689 30.3 20.8 9.5 2 4.61
1863 4,864,794 155,673 107,998 47,675 32.0 22.2 9.8 0.9 4.63
1864 4,916,796 155,862 116,036 39,826 31.7 23.6 8.1 1.2 4.66
1865 4,962,461 156,318 122,573 33,745 31.5 24.7 6.8 -18.2 4.68
1866 4,906,092 157,976 151,108 6,868 32.2 30.8 1.4 -10.2 4.71
1867 4,862,814 157,069 105,523 51,546 32.3 21.7 10.6 3.2 4.73
1868 4,929,719 156,237 107,454 48,783 31.7 21.8 9.9 2.6 4.76
1869 4,991,490 158,071 109,813 48,258 31.8 22.0 9.8 3 4.78
1870 5,054,581 164,460 118,283 46,177 32.6 23.4 9.2 0 4.80
1871 5,100,753 158,723 145,378 13,345 31.1 28.6 2.5 5.9 4.83
1872 5,144,359 167,474 120,427 47,047 32.5 23.4 9.1 4.5 4.85
1873 5,214,416 170,365 112,554 57,811 32.7 21.6 11.1 4.4 4.87
1874 5,295,214 174,104 109,588 64,516 32.9 20.7 12.2 1.9 4.85
1875 5,369,786 175,604 122,396 53,208 32.7 22.8 9.9 -10 4.83
1876 5,369,562 176,655 116,583 60,072 32.9 21.7 11.2 -10.3 4.82
1877 5,374,458 175,081 114,500 60,581 32.6 21.3 11.3 1.8 4.80
1878 5,444,835 172,727 117,240 55,487 31.7 21.5 10.2 1.2 4.78
1879 5,506,897 174,044 121,152 52,892 31.7 22.0 9.7 -5.7 4.75
1880 5,528,432 171,992 123,311 48,681 31.1 22.3 8.8 -4.4 4.71
1881 5,552,928 175,473 117,167 58,306 31.6 21.1 10.5 1.7 4.68
1882 5,620,522 176,474 114,088 62,386 31.4 20.3 11.1 0.9 4.64
1883 5,688,002 174,618 119,448 55,170 30.7 21.0 9.7 1.7 4.61
1884 5,752,883 176,633 120,810 55,823 30.7 21.0 9.7 1.8 4.55
1885 5,819,118 175,168 117,554 57,614 30.1 20.2 0.8 2.0 4.49
1886 5,881,627 175,261 124,693 50,568 29.8 21.2 8.6 1.7 4.42
1887 5,942,359 175,302 115,278 60,024 29.5 19.4 10.1 0 4.36
1888 6,002,393 175,880 121,249 54,631 29.3 20.2 9.1 0.8 4.30
1889 6,061,921 177,612 120,027 57,585 29.3 19.8 9.5 -6.3 4.27
1890 6,081,560 176,366 126,498 49,868 29.0 20.8 8.2 -4.7 4.25
1891 6,102,883 181,868 128,275 53,593 29.8 21.1 8.8 1.5 4.22
1892 6,165,900 177,576 133,815 43,761 28.8 21.7 7.1 3.1 4.20
1893 6,228,814 183,113 125,820 57,293 29.4 20.2 9.2 2.6 4.17
1894 6,302,115 181,497 118,482 63,015 28.8 18.8 10.0 1.8 4.13
1895 6,376,371 183,002 124,969 58,033 28.7 19.6 9.1 3 4.09
1896 6,453,335 188,433 113,576 74,857 29.2 17.6 11.6 2 4.06
1897 6,541,240 191,013 113,822 77,191 29.2 17.4 11.8 1.5 4.02
1898 6,628,163 190,906 113,000(e) 77,906 28.8 17.1 11.7 0.2 3.98
1899 6,707,132 194,507 113,000(e) 81,507 29.0 16.9 12.1 -10.4 3.91
1900 6,719,000 193,230 126,633 66,597 28.8 18.8 9.9 −5.7 3.84
1901 6,747,000 199,068 113,136 85,932 29.5 16.8 12.7 2.3 3.79
1902 6,848,000 195,076 116,075 79,001 28.5 17.0 11.5 2.1 3.73
1903 6,941,000 191,563 115,884 75,679 27.6 16.7 10.9 1.9 3.68
1904 7,030,000 191,067 117,097 73,970 27.2 16.7 10.5 2.0 3.63
1905 7,118,000 186,665 115,486 71,179 26.2 16.2 10.0 1.5 3.57
1906 7,200,000 185,508 115,514 69,994 25.8 16.0 9.7 1.1 3.52
1907 7,278,000 184,371 112,656 71,715 25.3 15.5 9.9 0.3 3.47
1908 7,352,000 183,046 118,997 64,049 24.9 16.2 8.7 0.4 3.42
1909 7,419,000 175,714 115,027 60,687 23.7 15.5 8.2 −5.6 3.95
1910 7,438,000 175,768 110,403 65,365 23.6 14.8 8.8 −6.2 3.31
1911 7,457,000 171,029 119,896 51,133 22.9 16.1 6.9 3.0 3.26
1912 7,531,000 170,465 109,405 61,060 22.6 14.5 8.1 1.7 3.2
1913 7,605,000 170,102 108,296 61,806 22.4 14.2 8.1 -0.6 3.15
1914 7,662,000 156,389 108,720 47,669 20.4 14.2 6.2 −1.6 3.22
1915 7,697,000 124,291 100,674 23,617 16.1 13.1 3.1 −2.6 3.04
1916 7,701,000 99,360 101,044 −1,684 12.9 13.1 −0.2 −4.2 2.99
1917 7,667,000 86,675 124,824 −38,149 11.3 16.3 −5.0 −3.9 2.94
1918 7,599,000 85,056 157,340 −72,284 11.2 20.7 −9.5 5.2 2.89
1919 7,566,000 128,236 112,986 15,250 16.9 14.9 2.0 −11.9 2.87
1920 7,491,000 164,257 102,706 61,551 21.9 13.7 8.2 −14.5 2.78
1921 7,444,000 162,401 100,468 61,933 21.8 13.5 8.3 0.7 2.73
1922 7,511,000 152,779 104,155 48,624 20.3 13.9 6.5 1.8 2.67
1923 7,573,000 156,005 99,113 56,892 20.6 13.1 7.5 2.1 2.62
1924 7,646,000 153,387 98,332 55,055 20.1 12.9 7.2 6.1 2.57
1925 7,748,000 153,190 99,569 53,621 19.8 12.9 6.9 5.4 2.51
1926 7,843,000 148,840 101,018 47,822 19.0 12.9 6.1 1.6 2.46
1927 7,903,000 144,211 103,007 41,204 18.2 13.0 5.2 3.0 2.41
1928 7,968,000 145,953 102,270 43,683 18.3 12.8 5.5 2.5 2.36
1929 8,032,000 145,542 115,901 29,641 18.1 14.4 3.7 1.8 2.3
1930 8,076,000 150,271 103,397 46,874 18.6 12.8 5.8 0.4 2.25
1931 8,126,000 147,489 103,773 43,716 18.2 12.8 5.4 2.0 2.22
1932 8,186,000 143,824 104,221 39,603 17.6 12.7 4.8 0.7 2.19
1933 8,231,000 134,754 104,640 30,114 16.4 12.7 3.7 0.1 2.08
1934 8,262,000 131,736 96,851 34,885 15.9 11.7 4.2 −1.1 2.04
1935 8,288,000 126,304 102,132 24,172 15.2 12.3 2.9 0.4 1.94
1936 8,315,000 125,511 101,595 23,916 15.1 12.2 2.9 0.8 1.95
1937 8,346,000 125,495 104,163 21,332 15.0 12.5 2.6 0.8 1.99
1938 8,374,000 130,133 104,684 25,449 15.5 12.5 3.0 −1.0 2.11
1939 8,391,000 126,257 110,393 15,864 15.0 13.2 1.9 −12.6 2.1
1940 8,301,000 110,323 125,083 −14,760 13.3 15.1 −1.8 −1.2 1.84
1941 8,276,000 98,417 118,670 −20,253 11.9 14.3 −2.4 −1.2 1.66
1942 8,246,000 105,749 117,291 −11,542 12.8 14.2 −1.4 0.8 1.81
1943 8,241,000 120,665 107,767 12,898 14.6 13.1 1.6 4.5 2.06
1944 8,291,000 124,075 124,861 −786 15.0 15.1 −0.1 5.9 2.12
1945 8,339,000 127,245 121,155 6,090 15.3 14.5 0.7 2.7 2.17
1946 8,367,000 146,731 110,413 36,318 17.5 13.2 4.3 5.6 2.53
1947 8,450,000 144,979 108,136 36,843 17.2 12.8 4.4 8.3 2.47
1948 8,557,000 148,210 103,576 44,634 17.3 12.1 5.2 1.5 2.45
1949 8,614,000 144,670 106,704 37,966 16.8 12.4 4.4 −1.5 2.39
1950 8,639,000 142,970 104,039 38,931 16.5 12.0 4.5 0 2.33
1951 8,678,000 142,524 107,688 34,836 16.4 12.4 4.0 2.0 2.34
1952 8,730,000 146,142 103,624 42,518 16.7 11.9 4.9 0.6 2.35
1953 8,778,000 146,522 106,024 40,498 16.7 12.1 4.6 0.1 2.37
1954 8,819,000 148,128 104,795 43,333 16.8 11.9 4.9 0.7 2.4
1955 8,868,000 148,798 108,316 40,482 16.8 12.2 4.6 1.7 2.42
1956 8,924,000 150,181 108,016 42,165 16.8 12.1 4.7 2.6 2.6
1957 8,989,000 152,388 107,236 45,152 17.0 11.9 5.0 2.1 2.49
1958 9,053,000 155,694 105,746 49,948 17.2 11.7 5.5 0.1 2.53
1959 9,104,000 160,662 103,513 57,149 17.6 11.4 6.3 −0.9 2.57
1960 9,153,000 155,520 113,106 42,414 17.0 12.4 4.6 −1.2 2.6
1961 9,184,000 158,262 106,259 52,003 17.2 11.6 5.7 1.6 2.64
1962 9,251,000 154,338 111,545 42,793 16.7 12.1 4.6 3.7 2.59
1963 9,328,000 158,196 115,618 42,578 17.0 12.4 4.6 6.1 2.68
1964 9,428,000 160,371 109,342 51,029 17.0 11.6 5.4 2.1 2.71
1965 9,499,000 154,856 114,507 40,349 16.3 12.1 4.2 −1.1 2.62
1966 9,528,000 150,636 114,557 36,079 15.8 12.0 3.8 1.8 2.52
1967 9,581,000 145,899 114,509 31,390 15.2 12.0 3.3 0.7 2.41
1968 9,619,000 141,242 121,275 19,967 14.7 12.6 2.1 2.2 2.31
1969 9,660,000 140,834 119,375 21,459 14.6 12.4 2.2 −2.6 2.27
1970 9,656,000 141,119 119,623 21,496 14.6 12.4 2.2 1.8 2.25
1971 9,695,000 139,104 118,853 20,251 14.3 12.3 2.1 −0.4 2.21
1972 9,711,000 134,437 116,743 17,694 13.8 12.0 1.8 1.4 2.09
1973 9,742,000 129,425 118,313 11,112 13.3 12.1 1.1 2.0 1.95
1974 9,772,000 123,155 116,039 7,116 12.6 11.9 0.7 2.3 1.83
1975 9,801,000 119,273 119,273 0 12.2 12.2 0.0 1.7 1.74
1976 9,818,000 120,472 118,765 1,707 12.3 12.1 0.2 1.0 1.72
1977 9,830,000 121,523 112,208 9,315 12.4 11.4 0.9 0.1 1.71
1978 9,840,000 121,983 115,060 6,923 12.4 11.7 0.7 0.1 1.69
1979 9,848,000 123,658 112,156 11,502 12.6 11.4 1.2 −1.1 1.69
1980 9,849,000 124,794 114,364 10,430 12.7 11.6 1.1 −0.1 1.69
1981 9,859,000 124,827 113,308 11,519 12.7 11.5 1.2 −1.5 1.67
1982 9,856,000 120,382 112,506 7,876 12.2 11.4 0.8 −0.8 1.61
1983 9,856,000 117,395 114,814 2,581 11.9 11.6 0.3 −0.4 1.56
1984 9,855,000 115,790 110,577 5,213 11.7 11.2 0.5 −0.2 1.53
1985 9,858,000 114,283 112,691 1,592 11.6 11.4 0.2 0.2 1.51
1986 9,862,000 117,271 111,671 5,600 11.9 11.3 0.6 0.2 1.54
1987 9,870,000 117,448 105,840 11,608 11.9 10.7 1.2 2.0 1.57
1988 9,902,000 118,764 104,551 14,213 12.0 10.6 1.4 2.2 1.57
1989 9,938,000 120,550 107,332 13,218 12.1 10.8 1.3 1.6 1.58
1990 9,967,000 123,554 104,545 19,009 12.4 10.5 1.9 −0.7 1.62
1991 9,978,681 [19] 125,412 104,223 21,189 12.5 10.4 2.1 2.2 1.66
1992 10,021,997 125,322 103,858 21,464 12.5 10.3 2.1 2.5 1.65
1993 10,068,319 120,835 106,715 14,120 12.0 10.6 1.4 1.8 1.61
1994 10,100,341 116,408 103,688 12,720 11.5 10.2 1.3 1.7 1.56
1995 10,130,398 115,327 104,710 10,617 11.4 10.3 1.0 0.2 1.56
1996 10,142,776 116,262 104,228 12,034 11.4 10.3 1.2 1.5 1.59
1997 10,170,226 116,125 103,822 12,303 11.4 10.2 1.2 1.0 1.60
1998 10,192,264 114,561 104,607 9,954 11.2 10.3 1.0 1.1 1.60
1999 10,213,752 113,710 104,933 8,777 11.1 10.3 0.9 1.6 1.62
2000 10,239,085 115,157 104,921 10,236 11.2 10.2 1.0 1.4 1.67
2001 10,263,414 114,428 103,474 10,954 11.1 10.1 1.1 3.4 1.67
2002 10,309,725 111,484 105,667 5,817 10.8 10.2 0.6 3.9 1.65
2003 10,355,844 112,388 107,068 5,320 10.8 10.3 0.5 3.4 1.67
2004 10,396,421 115,908 101,964 13,944 11.1 9.8 1.3 3.5 1.72
2005 10,445,852 118,290 103,305 14,985 11.3 9.9 1.4 4.9 1.76
2006 10,511,382 121,695 101,614 20,081 11.5 9.6 1.9 5.1 1.80
2007 10,584,534 125,228 102,060 23,168 11.8 9.6 2.2 5.4 1.82
2008 10,665,140 128,049 104,587 23,462 12.0 9.8 2.2 6.0 1.85
2009 10,753,080 127,297 104,509 22,788 11.8 9.7 2.1 6.0 1.84
2010 10,839,905 129,173 105,094 24,079 11.9 9.7 2.2 8.1 1.85
2011 10,951,266 127,655 104,247 23,408 11.7 9.5 2.1 5.6 1.81
2012 11,035,948 126,993 109,034 17,959 11.5 9.9 1.6 4.2 1.79
2013 11,099,554 124,862 109,295 15,567 11.2 9.8 1.4 3.2 1.75
2014 11,150,516 124,415 104,723 19,692 11.2 9.4 1.8 3.4 1.74
2015 11,209,044 121,713 110,508 11,205 10.9 9.9 1.0 4.3 1.69
2016 11,267,910 121,161 108,056 13,105 10.8 9.6 1.2 3.6 1.68
2017 11,322,088 119,102 109,629 9,473 10.5 9.7 0.8 4.0 1.64
2018 11,376,070 117,800 110,645 7,155 10.4 9.7 0.6 4.3 1.61
2019 11,431,406 117,103 108,745 8,358 10.2 9.5 0.7 4.6 1.60
2020 11,492,641 113,739 126,850 −13,111 9.9 11.0 −1.1 3.6 1.55
2021 11,521,238 117,914 112,291 5,623 10.3 9.8 0.5 5.0 1.60
2022 11,584,008 113,593 116,380 −2,787 9.8 10.0 −0.3 10.1 1.53
2023 11,697,557 110,198 111,255 −1,057 9.5 9.6 −0.1 5.7 1.47
2024 11,763,650 108,150 112,029 −3,879 9.2 9.5 −0.3 4.4 1.45(e)
2025 11,825,551

Current vital statistics

Period Live births Deaths Natural increase
January–October 2024 91,059 92,385 −1,326
January–October 2025 91,547 94,020 −2,473
Difference Increase +488 (+0.54%) Template:Increasenegative +1,635 (+1.77%) Decrease –1,147
Source:[20][21]

Total fertility rates by province

2023[22]
Province TFR
File:Flag of the Province of Luxembourg (Belgium).svg Luxembourg 1.58
File:Flag of Antwerp.svg Antwerp 1.56
File:Flag of Hainaut.svg Hainaut 1.52
File:Flag of West Flanders.svg West Flanders 1.52
File:Flag of Flemish Brabant.svg Flemish Brabant 1.51
File:Flag of the Province of Liège.svg Liège 1.48
File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium 1.47
File:Flag of Oost-Vlaanderen.svg East Flanders 1.45
File:Flag of Namur Province.svg Namur 1.44
File:Flag of Limburg (Belgium).svg Limburg 1.41
File:Drapeau Province BE Brabant Wallon.svg Walloon Brabant 1.40
File:Flag of the Brussels-Capital Region.svg Brussels 1.36

Structure of the population

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Population by Sex and Age Group (Census 01.I.2011):[23]
Age group Male Female Total %
Total 5 401 718 5 598 920 11 000 638 100
0–4 330 184 315 328 645 512 5.87
5–9 310 560 296 765 607 325 5.52
10–14 313 738 300 722 614 460 5.59
15–19 331 790 317 228 649 018 5.90
20–24 344 647 339 446 684 093 6.22
25–29 351 045 349 328 700 373 6.37
30–34 364 728 358 208 722 936 6.57
35–39 375 815 365 389 741 204 6.74
40–44 401 530 388 365 789 895 7.18
45–49 418 827 409 340 828 167 7.53
50–54 391 809 389 431 781 240 7.10
55–59 349 489 352 842 702 331 6.38
60–64 320 714 330 190 650 904 5.92
65−69 230 217 249 982 480 199 4.37
70−74 205 382 242 992 448 374 4.08
75−79 171 538 230 056 401 594 3.65
80−84 115 591 189 197 304 788 2.77
85−89 57 963 122 532 180 495 1.64
90−94 13 541 39 167 52 708 0.48
95−99 2 412 10 980 13 392 0.12
100+ 198 1 432 1 630 0.01
Age group Male Female Total Percent
0–14 954 482 912 815 1 867 297 16.97
15–64 3 650 394 3 599 767 7 250 161 65.91
65+ 796 842 1 086 338 1 883 180 17.12

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Population Estimates by Sex and Age Group (01.I.2019):[23]
Age group Male Female Total %
Total 5 644 826 5 810 693 11 455 519 100
0–4 315 177 300 999 616 176 5.38
5–9 340 923 325 662 666 585 5.82
10–14 336 284 320 521 656 805 5.73
15–19 323 790 307 712 631 502 5.51
20–24 341 598 328 722 670 320 5.85
25–29 374 924 371 623 746 547 6.52
30–34 368 166 368 614 736 780 6.43
35–39 377 157 374 627 751 784 6.56
40–44 368 567 362 807 731 374 6.38
45–49 393 483 384 045 777 528 6.79
50–54 406 309 396 620 802 929 7.01
55–59 395 854 395 473 791 327 6.91
60–64 349 994 360 409 710 403 6.20
65−69 298 587 317 045 615 632 5.37
70−74 249 942 281 596 531 538 4.64
75−79 165 281 206 039 371 320 3.24
80−84 131 154 188 231 319 385 2.79
85−89 76 742 138 520 215 262 1.88
90−94 26 044 63 743 89 787 0.78
95−99 4 640 16 410 21 050 0.18
100−104 201 1 188 1 389 0.01
105−109 9 84 93 <0.01
110+ 0 3 3 <0.01
Age group Male Female Total Percent
0–14 992 384 947 182 1 939 566 16.93
15–64 3 699 842 3 650 652 7 350 494 64.17
65+ 952 600 1 212 859 2 165 459 18.90

Immigration

Since the relaxation of the Belgian nationality law, more than 1.3 million migrants have acquired Belgian citizenship and are now considered new Belgians. 89.2% of inhabitants of Turkish origin have been naturalized, as have 88.4% of people of Moroccan background, 75.4% of Italians, 56.2% of the French and 47.8% of Dutch people.[24]Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

In 2007, there were 1.38 million foreign-born residents in Belgium, corresponding to 12.9% of the total population. Of these, 685 000 (6.4%) were born outside the EU and 695 000 (6.5%) were born in another EU Member State.

Net migration rate; 4.58 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Belgium migration data

Belgium migration data, 1948–present
Year Immigration Emigration Net migration
1948 89,924 60,061 29,863
1949 31,795 63,801 −32,006
1950 27,922 46,569 −18,647
1951 59,954 51,620 8,334
1952 52,150 46,566 5,584
1953 39,964 45,613 −5,649
1954 34,604 41,834 −7,230
1955 51,106 39,037 12,069
1956 52,593 43,724 8,869
1957 68,794 43,221 25,573
1958 47,124 49,322 −2,198
1959 32,315 43,215 −10,900
1960 42,248 39,127 3,121
1961 36,088 42,646 −6,558
1962 52,744 39,084 13,660
1963 72,586 43,161 29,425
1964 92,334 48,511 43,823
1965 80,761 54,167 26,594
1966 71,078 53,887 17,191
1967 63,713 52,967 10,746
1968 57,122 56,628 494
1969 55,243 50,988 4,255
1970 62,143 56,371 5,772
1971 62,708 43,341 19,367
1972 62,474 54,791 7,683
1973 64,250 52,603 11,647
1974 71,866 52,670 19,196
1975 69,886 53,739 16,147
1976 58,724 56,921 1,803
1977 55,298 55,076 222
1978 52,594 58,495 −5,901
1979 54,854 59,552 −4,698
1980 54,694 58,212 −3,518
1981 49,298 60,194 −10,896
1982 44,659 61,931 −17,272
1983 43,657 61,339 −17,682
1984 47,002 56,447 −9,445
1985 47,042 54,021 −6,979
1986 48,959 53,793 −4,834
1987 49,750 57,033 −7,283
1988 54,048 54,082 −34
1989 60,067 49,439 10,628
1990 68,929 49,246 19,683
1991 74,617 60,471 14,146
1992 80,191 55,411 24,780
1993 78,376 59,843 18,533
1994 81,865 64,234 17,631
1995 78,459 64,822 13,637
1996 78,046 65,167 12,879
1997 76,449 69,716 6,733
1998 80,194 73,199 6,995
1999 87,915 75,866 12,049
2000 90,412 76,848 13,564
2001 111,866 76,566 35,300
2002 115,542 77,121 38,421
2003 113,794 80,764 33,030
2004 119,143 85,474 33,669
2005 135,289 88,216 47,073
2006 139,595 89,576 50,019
2007 151,069 93,952 57,117
2008 164,152 100,275 63,877
2009 166,479 103,718 62,761
2010 166,188 86,719 79,469
2011 161,508 99,422 62,086
2012 149,095 104,697 44,398
2013 146,645 111,814 34,831
2014 153,926 113,975 39,951
2015 158,032 110,360 47,672
2016 160,480 118,245 42,235
2017 163,918 119,382 44,536
2018 166,894 116,714 50,180
2019 174,591 119,560 55,031
2020 144,169 102,413 41,756
2021 165,534 107,416 58,118
2022 233,629 117,085 116,544
2023 194,887 128,538 66,349
2024 194,212 128,168 66,044
Distribution of foreigners by nationality in Belgium[25][26][27]
Country of origin 2013 2015 2017 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Total population 11,099,554 11,209,044 11,322,088 11,431,406 11,492,641 11,521,238 11,584,008 11,697,597 11,763,650
File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium 9,904,432 9,953,758 9,994,312 10,039,981 10,065,990 10,073,385 10,100,333 10,124,284 10,155,943
Total foreigners 1,195,122 1,255,286 1,327,776 1,391,425 1,426,651 1,447,853 1,483,675 1,573,313 1,607,707
File:Flag of France.svg France 153,413 159,352 164,410 167,508 170,324 173,282 176,199 179,272 181,143
File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg The Netherlands 143,977 149,199 153,736 157,474 159,319 160,875 163,474 166,360 168,242
File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy 157,426 156,977 156,726 155,866 155,696 154,544 153,813 153,416 152,524
File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania 50,906 65,768 80,669 96,034 105,358 110,917 117,274 124,876 128,898
File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco 83,271 82,009 82,586 80,295 80,579 80,550 81,420 81,667 81,872
File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain 54,406 60,386 63,043 65,476 67,861 69,933 73,556 77,333 80,790
File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland 61,524 68,403 71,457 71,331 70,671 69,820 69,082 68,838 68,136
File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine 4,109 4,382 4,695 5,072 5,426 5,624 5,988 58,029 64,420
File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal 38,812 42,793 45,816 47,677 48,979 50,116 51,802 53,598 55,609
File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria 23,386 28,721 33,152 37,277 40,687 43,104 45,590 48,474 49,404
File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey 37,989 36,747 36,167 36,678 37,492 37,717 38,936 40,250 41,700
File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany 39,745 39,294 39,501 39,608 39,714 39,936 40,331 40,850 41,206
File:Flag of the Syrian revolution.svg Syria 32,594 32,614 32,264 32,274
Unknown and stateless 8,909 11,529 14,844 21,380 23,286 25,326 26,270 26,790 24,314
File:Flag of the Taliban.svg Afghanistan 5,100 8,030 11,133 16,372 17,717 18,263 19,561 21,451 23,306
Template:Country data DRC 20,066 20,625 21,282 21,526 21,357 21,395 21,617 21,363 21,131
File:Flag of India.svg India 8,864 10,383 11,733 14,683 15,747 15,999 17,050 18,696 20,141
File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece 15,513 16,275 17,017 17,921 18,297 18,375 18,720 19,204 19,638
File:Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon 10,035 10,732 11,842 12,831 13,201 13,756 15,169 15,485 15,912
File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China 10,454 11,275 12,155 12,930 13,479 13,037 13,544 14,075 14,490
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 24,543 23,794 22,949 20,344 19,026 18,574 16,273 14,816 13,840
File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil 7,463 8,047 8,456 9,210 9,745 10,092 10,880 11,778 12,817
Template:Country data Palestine 6,784 7,198 8 500 11,753
File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia 13,831 12,434 12,259 12,045 11,836 11,514 11,414 11,244 11,125
File:Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria 10,075 9,944 9,961 9,784 9,938 10,073 10,313 10,634 10,807
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 11,526 11,489 11,252 10,793 10,877 10,356 10,497 10,354 10 365
File:Flag of Guinea.svg Guinea 6,930 8,262 9,657 9,903 9,948 10,022 10,241 10,154 9,997
File:Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq 6,195 6,559 10,838 13,227 13,375 13,003 11,585 10,052 8,747
File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia 4,996 5,524 6,091 6,398 6,627 6,967 7,268 7,819 8,517
File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia 5,350 5,707 6,121 6,463 6,820 6,879 7,230 7,416 7,659
File:Flag of Albania.svg Albania 4,941 5,100 5,167 5,582 5,943 6,288 6,610 7,054 7,518
File:Flag of Eritrea.svg Eritrea 4,068 4,585 5,810 7,476
File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary 5,300 6,167 6,509 6,761 6,897 6,929 7,009 7,145 7,439
File:Flag of Somalia.svg Somalia 1,286 1,660 3,440 5,237 5,784 6,205 6,321 6,227 6,247
File:Flag of Kosovo.svg Kosovo 4,597 4,553 4,533 4,830 5,147 5,401 5,606 5,785 6,043
File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan 4,673 4,959 5,287 5,293 5,295 5,320 5,484 5,669 6,001
File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran 4,480 4,381 4,107 4,549 4,756 4,948 5,196 5,305 5,765
Template:Country data North Macedonia 4,630 4,280 4,436 4,662 4,786 4,802 4,696 4,524 5,417
File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland 4,003 4,035 4,168 4,321 4,460 4,631 5,008 5,230 5,334
File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg 4,361 4,335 4,384 4,452 4,522 4,648 4,892 5,123 5,261
File:Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia 6,765 6,578 4,747 4,434 4,830 5,106 5,085 5,267 5,177
File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia 4,091 3,718 3,961 4,247 4,576 4,862 5,041 5,077 5,151
File:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana 3,940 4,449 4,635 4,528 4,647 4,625 4,760 4,852 4,842
File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines 3,774 4,142 4,398 4,346 4,330 4,319 4,349 4,597 4,720
File:Flag of Burundi.svg Burundi 1,587 1,782 2,379 2,806 3,167 3,563 3,691 4,483
File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 4,262 3,918 3,859 3,763 3,749 3,754 3,919 4,058 4,247
File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan 4,464 4,386 4,263 4,385 4,406 4,111 4,260 4,241 4,242
File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic 3,212 3,407 3,490 3,468 3,614 3,676 3,782 3,798 3,848
File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria 3,293 3,671 3,786 3,755 3,731 3,738 3,783 3,831 3,816
File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand 3,398 3,499 3,705 3,842 3,889 3,777 3,862 3,881 3,747
File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon 1,952 2,169 2,868 3,414 3,768
File:Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova 1,866 2,163 2,682 3,730
File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania 2,168 2,472 2,506 2,836 3,054 3,165 3,347 3,511 3,589
File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia 1,026 1,491 2,040 2,601 2,815 3,023 3,173 3,366 3,533
File:Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal 1,890 2,223 2,610 2,792 2,896 2,937 3,108 3,223 3,351
File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria 2,712 2,767 2,814 2,844 2,883 2,889 2,983 3,085 3,159
File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland 2,926 2,859 2,863 2,946 2,935 2,860 2,916 2,980 3,001
File:Flag of Rwanda.svg Rwanda 3,607 3,316 3,116 3,023 2,923 2,850 2,790 2,753 2,766
File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia 1,806 1,840 1,992 2,160 2 237 2,381 2,589 2,734
File:Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal 2,140 2,409 2,687
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 2,816 2,839 2,719 2,723 2,767 2,615 2,515 2,585 2,644
File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark 2,861 2,774 2,792 2,733 2,675 2,670 2,663 2,653 2,625
File:Flag of Angola.svg Angola 3,026 2,973 2,864 2,749 2,662 2,644 2,628 2,612 2,595
File:Flag of Côte d'Ivoire.svg Ivory Coast 2,169 2,239 2,287 2,352 2,391 2,441 2,543 2,552 2,559
File:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia 1,643 1,764 1,851 2,020 2,112 2,180 2,245 2,404 2,494
File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 2,089 2,092 2,118 2,158 2,233 2,250 2,308 2,369 2,375
File:Flag of Togo (3-2).svg Togo 2,478 2,472 2,434 2,317 2,341 2,335 2,346 2,269 2,213
Template:Country data Georgia 1,873 2,051 2,162
File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia 1,888 2,012

Employment and income

Unemployment, youth ages 15–24; total: 15.8%.

male: 16.2%
female: 15.3% (2018 est.)

Education

Literacy; Definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2003 est.)

Total population: 99%
Male: 99%
Female: 99%

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education); total: 20 years

male: 19 years
female: 21 years (2018)

Origin groups

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File:Belgians of Belgian origin in Brussels in 2021 percentage in districts.svg
Belgians with a Belgian background in Brussels

Belgium does not collect data on ethnicity or race, but does collect data on the country of origin of citizens.[28]

The largest group of immigrants and their descendants in Belgium are Italian Belgians, with more than 450,000[29] people, which is well over 4% of Belgium's total population. The Moroccan Belgians are the third-largest group, and the largest Muslim ethnic group, numbering 340,359.[29][30] According to Michèle Tribalat in the beginning of 2020, people of foreign background and their descendants were estimated to have formed 32.1% of the total population.[31] According to Statbel, 65.5% of the Belgian population was Belgian with a Belgian background in 2024. The Belgian background by age group was 51.8% among those under 18, 62.1% among 18-64-year-olds and 85.5% among those aged 65 and over.[32]

Of these 'New Belgians', 55.1% are of non-Belgian European ancestry and 44.9% are from non-Western countries.

The rest consists mostly of French-speaking people from Brussels, Turks, Kurds,[33] Dutch, French, Portuguese, Spaniards, Greeks, Bosniaks, Algerians, Congolese, Vietnamese, Poles, Indians, and Guineans (around 23% of Belgium's population is of non-Belgian origin).[34] Approximately 30,000 Roma live in Belgium.[35]

The exact number of French-speakers in Brussels is hard to determine, but it is estimated that 85% of the people living in Brussels use French and 10% use Dutch in their households, as the sole language or secondary language, while Arabic is also largely spoken. See the Brussels article for more details.[36]

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Group of origin Year
2001[37] 2006[37] 2011[37] 2016[37] 2023[37] 2024[37]
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
Belgians with Belgian background 8,394,413 81.8% 8,252,547 78.5% 8,132,782 74.3% 7,966,385 70.7% 7,665,100 65.5% 7,618,446 64.8%
Belgians with foreign backgroundTemplate:Refn 1,007,316 9.8% 1,358,362 12.9% 1,699,228 15.5% 2,005,865 17.8% 2,459,184 21.0% 2,537,497 21.6%
Neighbouring countryTemplate:Refn 265,422 2.6% 299,651 334,500 362,196 398,149 3.4%
Other EU 319,180 3.1% 375,091 429,945 481,977 547,298 4.7%
Other Europe 100,019 1% 160,650 215,141 260,067 316,125 2.7%
Africa 210,601 2.1% 363,476 505,113 639,146 823,402 7%
Asia and Oceania 54,409 0.5% 77,410 106,973 133,603 199,302 1.7%
Other 19,655 0.2% 29,446 40,386 49,113 65,623 0.6%
Not classified 38,030 0.4% 52,638 67,170 79,763 109,285 0.9%
Non-Belgians 861,685 8.4% 900,473 8.6% 1,119,256 10.2% 1,295,660 11.5% 1,573,273 13.4% 1,607,707 13.7%
Neighbouring countryTemplate:Refn 257,981 2.5% 289,826 336,102 360,731 383,151 3.3%
Other EU 313,827 3.1% 314,549 387,389 481,218 569,989 4.9%
Other Europe 68,323 0.7% 67,277 87,645 83,783 144,633 1.2%
Africa 153,603 1.5% 139,458 182,605 207,957 234,162 2%
Asia and Oceania 30,609 0.3% 44,866 64,238 93,839 149,313 1.3%
Other 23,155 0.2% 26,355 33,904 39,605 47,547 0.4%
Not classified 14,187 0.1% 18,142 27,373 28,527 44,478 0.4%
Total 10,263,414 100% 10,511,382 100% 10,951,266 100% 11,267,910 100% 11,697,557 100% 11,763,650 100%
Place of Birth Year
2011[38]
Number %
Place of birth in reporting country 9,371,282
Place of birth not in reporting country 1,517,608
Other EU Member State 765,523
Outside EU but within Europe 25,764
Outside Europe/ Non-European 752,085
Africa 418,576
Asia 239,474
North America 20,488
Caribbean, South or Central America 45,650
Total 11,000,638 100%
Countries of origin of Belgian population (2020)
Country Number (2020) % of population of foreign origin % of total population
File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco 340,359 13.3% 3.0%
Template:FlagiconFile:Flag of Italy.svg Italy 278,877 11.1% 2.4%
Template:FlagiconFile:Flag of France.svg France 217,200 8.7% 1.9%
Template:FlagiconFile:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 190,271 7.3% 1.7%
File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey 161,581 6.2% 1.4%
Template:FlagiconFile:Flag of Romania.svg Romania 120,929 4.8% 1.1%
Template:FlagiconFile:Flag of Poland.svg Poland 97,183 3.9% 0.8%
Template:FlagiconFile:Flag of Spain.svg Spain 78,745 3.1% 0.7%
Template:Flagicon Democratic Republic of the Congo 65,687 2.7% 0.6%
File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia 62,059 2.5% 0.5%
Template:FlagiconFile:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal 54,719 2.1% 0.5%
Template:FlagiconFile:Flag of Germany.svg Germany 50,772 2.0% 0.4%
Template:FlagiconFile:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria 46,876 1.9% 0.4%
File:Flag of the Syrian revolution.svg Syria 35,626 1.4% 0.3%
File:Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria 31,956 1.2% 0.3%
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 29,504 1.1% 0.3%
Template:FlagiconFile:Flag of Greece.svg Greece 28,643 1.1% 0.2%
File:Flag of India.svg India 27,267 1.0% 0.2%
File:Flag of the Taliban.svg Afghanistan 25,727 1.0% 0.2%
File:Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon 24,267 0.9% 0.2%
File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China 22,283 0.9% 0.2%
File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia 20,921 0.8% 0.2%
File:Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq 20,882 0.8% 0.2%
File:Flag of Guinea.svg Guinea 19,244 0.7% 0.2%
File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil 15,158 0.6% 0.1%
File:Flag of Rwanda.svg Rwanda 14,729 0.6% 0.1%
File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan 14,580 0.6% 0.1%
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 13,820 0.5% 0.1%
File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran 12,891 0.5% 0.1%
File:Flag of Albania.svg Albania 12,641 0.5% 0.1%
File:Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal 11,876 0.5% 0.1%
Other countries 414,327 16.2% 3.6%
Total 2,549,724 100% 22.2%

Naturalisation

Foreign nationals can only apply for Belgian nationality after 5 years of legal residence in Belgium. The requirements for Belgium nationality are You have been legally resident in Belgium for at least 5 years, You have a right to remain indefinitely, You are integrated in Belgium, for example you have a certificate of integration, You speak and write 1 of the 3 national languages, and You have already worked at least 468 days.[39] Since the year 2000 there has been 910,067 naturalised persons.

Naturalisation Data by Continent (2000–2023)
Continent Naturalised Persons Percentage of Total
Europe 344,923 37.9%
Asia 133,183 14.6%
Africa 362,308 39.8%
America 30,783 3.4%
Oceania 454 0.05%
Others 38,416 4.2%
Total 910,067 100%
Main Nationalities Granted Belgian Citizenship (2000–2023)
Rank Country Number of Naturalised Persons
1 File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco 189,826
2 File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey 85,156
3 File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy 48,839
4 File:Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Democratic Republic of the Congo 39,677
5 File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania 26,877
6 File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia 22,055
7 File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland 21,652
8 File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 21,287
9 File:Flag of France.svg France 20,571
10 File:Flag of the Syrian revolution.svg Syria 17,118
11 File:Flag of the Taliban.svg Afghanistan 15,269
12 File:Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon 15,302
13 File:Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq 13,717
14 File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain 10,529
15 File:Flag of India.svg India 10,522

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Languages

Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". Belgium's three official languages are Dutch, spoken by about 60% of the population, French, spoken by about 40%, and German, spoken by less than 1%. The vast majority of Belgium's population, 99%, is literate as defined by the Belgian government, i.e. capable of reading and writing in an official language by the time a citizen has reached the age of 15. English is the official (meetings) language of the European Commission, 10% of the job market in Brussels.

Religion

Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". According to the European Social Survey in 2023, people who did not belong to a religion comprised 59% of the Belgian population. The share of Christians was 34%, with Catholicism being the largest denomination at 31% of the population. Protestants and other Christians comprised 2% and Orthodox Christians comprised 1%. Islam is the second largest religion with 6% of the population being Muslim.[41] As of 2012, 58% of Belgians identify as Catholic. Other Christians comprise 7% of the population. Muslims comprise 5%. 27% of Belgians are agnostics, atheists or otherwise irreligious.[42]

See also

Notes

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