🇧🇪 Belgium Population 2026
As of 2026, the population of Belgium is 11,774,642, ranking #83 in the world (0.14% of the global population), based on UN World Population Prospects 2024. The population is growing at 0.12% per year. The biggest city is Brussels with 1,019,022 inhabitants.
Live estimate
11,774,948
Growth rate
0.12%
Density
389
people / km² (1007 / mi²)
Median age
42.1
Fertility rate
1.40
births per woman
Life expectancy
82.6
years
Belgium population 1950–2100
By 2050, the population of Belgium is projected to reach 11,870,906, and 11,060,848 by 2100. The population is expected to peak in 2044 at 11,901,548, then decline.
Belgium population by year
| Year | Population | Growth | Density /km² | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11,774,642 | 0.12% | 388.9 | 42.1 |
| 2025 | 11,758,603 | 0.15% | 388.4 | 41.9 |
| 2024 | 11,738,763 | 0.19% | 387.7 | 41.7 |
| 2023 | 11,712,893 | 0.25% | 386.8 | 41.4 |
| 2022 | 11,641,820 | 0.97% | 384.5 | 41.2 |
| 2021 | 11,570,844 | 0.25% | 382.2 | 40.9 |
| 2020 | 11,540,107 | 0.28% | 381.1 | 40.8 |
| 2019 | 11,490,618 | 0.58% | 379.5 | 40.7 |
| 2018 | 11,428,605 | 0.50% | 377.5 | 40.7 |
| 2017 | 11,376,580 | 0.41% | 375.7 | 40.6 |
| 2016 | 11,332,701 | 0.36% | 374.3 | 40.5 |
| 2015 | 11,275,335 | 0.66% | 372.4 | 40.4 |
| 2014 | 11,210,119 | 0.50% | 370.2 | 40.3 |
| 2013 | 11,160,276 | 0.39% | 368.6 | 40.2 |
| 2012 | 11,107,518 | 0.56% | 366.9 | 40.1 |
| 2011 | 11,038,632 | 0.68% | 364.6 | 39.9 |
| 2010 | 10,936,626 | 1.18% | 361.2 | 39.8 |
| 2009 | 10,812,936 | 1.10% | 357.1 | 39.8 |
| 2008 | 10,709,708 | 0.82% | 353.7 | 39.7 |
| 2007 | 10,625,492 | 0.76% | 350.9 | 39.6 |
| 2006 | 10,548,442 | 0.69% | 348.4 | 39.4 |
| 2005 | 10,478,886 | 0.63% | 346.1 | 39.2 |
| 2004 | 10,421,292 | 0.47% | 344.2 | 39.0 |
| 2003 | 10,376,260 | 0.39% | 342.7 | 38.7 |
| 2002 | 10,332,973 | 0.45% | 341.3 | 38.4 |
| 2001 | 10,287,004 | 0.45% | 339.8 | 38.2 |
| 2000 | 10,251,717 | 0.24% | 338.6 | 37.9 |
| 1999 | 10,226,682 | 0.25% | 337.8 | 37.6 |
| 1998 | 10,203,182 | 0.21% | 337.0 | 37.3 |
| 1997 | 10,181,464 | 0.21% | 336.3 | 37.0 |
| 1996 | 10,156,970 | 0.27% | 335.5 | 36.7 |
| 1995 | 10,137,265 | 0.12% | 334.8 | 36.5 |
| 1994 | 10,116,006 | 0.30% | 334.1 | 36.2 |
| 1993 | 10,084,930 | 0.32% | 333.1 | 35.9 |
| 1992 | 10,045,987 | 0.46% | 331.8 | 35.7 |
| 1991 | 9,998,961 | 0.48% | 330.2 | 35.5 |
| 1990 | 9,960,968 | 0.28% | 329.0 | 35.3 |
| 1989 | 9,936,573 | 0.21% | 328.2 | 35.1 |
| 1988 | 9,916,564 | 0.19% | 327.5 | 34.8 |
| 1987 | 9,899,146 | 0.16% | 326.9 | 34.6 |
| 1986 | 9,886,984 | 0.09% | 326.5 | 34.4 |
| 1985 | 9,880,338 | 0.05% | 326.3 | 34.2 |
| 1984 | 9,874,586 | 0.07% | 326.1 | 34.0 |
| 1983 | 9,869,132 | 0.04% | 326.0 | 33.8 |
| 1982 | 9,862,328 | 0.10% | 325.7 | 33.5 |
| 1981 | 9,850,669 | 0.14% | 325.3 | 33.3 |
| 1980 | 9,833,092 | 0.22% | 324.8 | 33.1 |
| 1979 | 9,811,366 | 0.23% | 324.0 | 33.0 |
| 1978 | 9,791,817 | 0.17% | 323.4 | 33.0 |
| 1977 | 9,774,014 | 0.19% | 322.8 | 33.0 |
| 1976 | 9,758,901 | 0.12% | 322.3 | 33.0 |
| 1975 | 9,748,476 | 0.10% | 322.0 | 33.2 |
| 1974 | 9,735,806 | 0.17% | 321.5 | 33.3 |
| 1973 | 9,718,035 | 0.20% | 321.0 | 33.3 |
| 1972 | 9,694,853 | 0.28% | 320.2 | 33.3 |
| 1971 | 9,666,531 | 0.31% | 319.3 | 33.4 |
| 1970 | 9,630,504 | 0.44% | 318.1 | 33.5 |
| 1969 | 9,589,188 | 0.42% | 316.7 | 33.6 |
| 1968 | 9,549,700 | 0.41% | 315.4 | 33.7 |
| 1967 | 9,505,920 | 0.52% | 314.0 | 33.7 |
| 1966 | 9,455,002 | 0.56% | 312.3 | 33.8 |
| 1965 | 9,399,858 | 0.61% | 310.5 | 33.8 |
| 1964 | 9,337,684 | 0.72% | 308.4 | 33.8 |
| 1963 | 9,275,196 | 0.63% | 306.3 | 33.9 |
| 1962 | 9,217,669 | 0.62% | 304.4 | 33.9 |
| 1961 | 9,158,211 | 0.68% | 302.5 | 33.9 |
| 1960 | 9,102,171 | 0.55% | 300.6 | 33.9 |
| 1959 | 9,045,740 | 0.69% | 298.8 | 33.9 |
| 1958 | 8,986,122 | 0.63% | 296.8 | 33.8 |
| 1957 | 8,931,860 | 0.58% | 295.0 | 33.8 |
| 1956 | 8,882,162 | 0.53% | 293.4 | 33.7 |
| 1955 | 8,835,493 | 0.52% | 291.8 | 33.6 |
| 1954 | 8,788,382 | 0.55% | 290.3 | 33.5 |
| 1953 | 8,741,857 | 0.51% | 288.7 | 33.6 |
| 1952 | 8,696,639 | 0.53% | 287.2 | 34.1 |
| 1951 | 8,655,758 | 0.42% | 285.9 | 34.5 |
| 1950 | 8,617,441 | 0.47% | 284.6 | 34.6 |
| Year | Population | Growth | Density /km² | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | 11,788,640 | 0.11% | 389.3 | 42.3 |
| 2028 | 11,801,622 | 0.11% | 389.8 | 42.5 |
| 2029 | 11,813,659 | 0.10% | 390.2 | 42.8 |
| 2030 | 11,824,141 | 0.08% | 390.5 | 43.0 |
| 2031 | 11,833,002 | 0.07% | 390.8 | 43.2 |
| 2032 | 11,841,124 | 0.07% | 391.1 | 43.4 |
| 2033 | 11,849,248 | 0.07% | 391.3 | 43.6 |
| 2034 | 11,856,876 | 0.06% | 391.6 | 43.8 |
| 2035 | 11,863,585 | 0.05% | 391.8 | 44.0 |
| 2036 | 11,869,958 | 0.05% | 392.0 | 44.2 |
| 2037 | 11,876,528 | 0.06% | 392.2 | 44.4 |
| 2038 | 11,882,906 | 0.05% | 392.5 | 44.6 |
| 2039 | 11,888,117 | 0.04% | 392.6 | 44.7 |
| 2040 | 11,892,204 | 0.03% | 392.8 | 44.9 |
| 2041 | 11,895,958 | 0.03% | 392.9 | 44.9 |
| 2042 | 11,898,971 | 0.02% | 393.0 | 45.0 |
| 2043 | 11,900,654 | 0.01% | 393.0 | 45.1 |
| 2044 | 11,901,548 | 0.01% | 393.1 | 45.1 |
| 2045 | 11,900,984 | -0.01% | 393.1 | 45.1 |
| 2046 | 11,898,560 | -0.03% | 393.0 | 45.1 |
| 2047 | 11,894,556 | -0.04% | 392.8 | 45.2 |
| 2048 | 11,888,624 | -0.06% | 392.6 | 45.2 |
| 2049 | 11,880,656 | -0.07% | 392.4 | 45.2 |
| 2050 | 11,870,906 | -0.09% | 392.1 | 45.2 |
| 2051 | 11,859,002 | -0.11% | 391.7 | 45.3 |
| 2052 | 11,844,314 | -0.14% | 391.2 | 45.4 |
| 2053 | 11,827,232 | -0.15% | 390.6 | 45.5 |
| 2054 | 11,809,034 | -0.15% | 390.0 | 45.7 |
| 2055 | 11,790,123 | -0.17% | 389.4 | 45.8 |
| 2056 | 11,769,786 | -0.18% | 388.7 | 46.0 |
| 2057 | 11,747,806 | -0.19% | 388.0 | 46.2 |
| 2058 | 11,726,478 | -0.17% | 387.3 | 46.4 |
| 2059 | 11,705,884 | -0.18% | 386.6 | 46.5 |
| 2060 | 11,684,663 | -0.18% | 385.9 | 46.7 |
| 2061 | 11,662,418 | -0.20% | 385.2 | 46.8 |
| 2062 | 11,639,828 | -0.19% | 384.4 | 47.0 |
| 2063 | 11,618,143 | -0.18% | 383.7 | 47.1 |
| 2064 | 11,597,067 | -0.18% | 383.0 | 47.3 |
| 2065 | 11,577,020 | -0.17% | 382.4 | 47.4 |
| 2066 | 11,558,128 | -0.16% | 381.7 | 47.5 |
| 2067 | 11,540,449 | -0.15% | 381.1 | 47.6 |
| 2068 | 11,523,334 | -0.15% | 380.6 | 47.7 |
| 2069 | 11,506,727 | -0.14% | 380.0 | 47.8 |
| 2070 | 11,490,796 | -0.14% | 379.5 | 47.9 |
| 2071 | 11,476,222 | -0.12% | 379.0 | 48.0 |
| 2072 | 11,463,025 | -0.11% | 378.6 | 48.0 |
| 2073 | 11,449,951 | -0.11% | 378.2 | 48.0 |
| 2074 | 11,436,977 | -0.11% | 377.7 | 47.9 |
| 2075 | 11,424,664 | -0.10% | 377.3 | 47.9 |
| 2076 | 11,413,124 | -0.10% | 376.9 | 47.9 |
| 2077 | 11,401,156 | -0.11% | 376.5 | 47.9 |
| 2078 | 11,387,798 | -0.12% | 376.1 | 47.8 |
| 2079 | 11,374,350 | -0.11% | 375.7 | 47.8 |
| 2080 | 11,361,054 | -0.12% | 375.2 | 47.8 |
| 2081 | 11,348,182 | -0.10% | 374.8 | 47.8 |
| 2082 | 11,335,106 | -0.13% | 374.4 | 47.8 |
| 2083 | 11,321,442 | -0.12% | 373.9 | 47.8 |
| 2084 | 11,308,006 | -0.12% | 373.5 | 47.8 |
| 2085 | 11,294,427 | -0.12% | 373.0 | 47.8 |
| 2086 | 11,280,649 | -0.13% | 372.6 | 47.8 |
| 2087 | 11,265,957 | -0.14% | 372.1 | 47.9 |
| 2088 | 11,250,780 | -0.13% | 371.6 | 48.0 |
| 2089 | 11,236,086 | -0.13% | 371.1 | 48.0 |
| 2090 | 11,221,816 | -0.13% | 370.6 | 48.1 |
| 2091 | 11,207,572 | -0.13% | 370.2 | 48.2 |
| 2092 | 11,192,508 | -0.14% | 369.7 | 48.3 |
| 2093 | 11,176,899 | -0.14% | 369.1 | 48.4 |
| 2094 | 11,161,121 | -0.15% | 368.6 | 48.5 |
| 2095 | 11,145,150 | -0.14% | 368.1 | 48.6 |
| 2096 | 11,129,657 | -0.14% | 367.6 | 48.7 |
| 2097 | 11,114,014 | -0.14% | 367.1 | 48.7 |
| 2098 | 11,097,068 | -0.16% | 366.5 | 48.8 |
| 2099 | 11,079,076 | -0.16% | 365.9 | 48.9 |
| 2100 | 11,060,848 | -0.17% | 365.3 | 49.0 |
States & provinces of Belgium by population
| # | State / province | Population | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antwerp | 1,926,522 | 16.4% |
| 2 | East Flanders | 1,572,002 | 13.4% |
| 3 | Hainaut | 1,360,074 | 11.6% |
| 4 | Brussels | 1,249,597 | 10.6% |
| 5 | West Flanders | 1,226,375 | 10.4% |
| 6 | Flemish Brabant | 1,196,773 | 10.2% |
| 7 | Liege | 1,119,038 | 9.5% |
| 8 | Limburg | 900,098 | 7.6% |
| 9 | Namur | 503,895 | 4.3% |
| 10 | Walloon Brabant | 414,130 | 3.5% |
| 11 | Luxembourg | 295,146 | 2.5% |
State populations: GeoNames (latest official figures, reference dates vary by country).
Biggest cities in Belgium
| # | City | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brussels capital | Brussels Capital | 1,019,022 |
| 2 | Antwerp | Flanders | 529,247 |
| 3 | Gent | Flanders | 265,086 |
| 4 | Charleroi | Wallonia | 200,132 |
| 5 | Liège | Wallonia | 195,278 |
| 6 | Anderlecht | Brussels Capital | 160,553 |
| 7 | Schaerbeek | Brussels Capital | 132,761 |
| 8 | Brugge | Flanders | 118,509 |
| 9 | Namur | Wallonia | 110,939 |
| 10 | Leuven | Flanders | 101,032 |
| 11 | Molenbeek-Saint-Jean | Brussels Capital | 97,037 |
| 12 | Mons | Wallonia | 95,299 |
| 13 | Ixelles | Brussels Capital | 86,671 |
| 14 | Uccle | Brussels Capital | 82,929 |
| 15 | Deurne | Flanders | 78,747 |
FAQ
What is the population of Belgium in 2026?
The population of Belgium is 11,774,642 in 2026, according to UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant).
What is the biggest city in Belgium?
Brussels is the biggest city in Belgium with 1,019,022 inhabitants and it is also the capital.
Is the population of Belgium growing or shrinking?
The population of Belgium is growing at 0.12% per year, and is projected to peak in 2044 at 11,901,548.
Neighboring countries
Sources
- Country data: United Nations World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved 2026-07-07.
- City and state data: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Retrieved 2026-07-07.
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