Population 11,941,781
people· 2025
Published observation World Bank · World Development Indicators
Over time Full published history Belgium 2025 · 11.94M
0 2.99M 5.97M 8.96M 11.94M 1960 1993 2025 1960: 9,153,489 1961: 9,183,948 1962: 9,220,578 1963: 9,289,770 1964: 9,378,113 1965: 9,463,667 1966: 9,527,807 1967: 9,580,991 1968: 9,618,756 1969: 9,646,032 1970: 9,655,549 1971: 9,673,162 1972: 9,711,115 1973: 9,741,720 1974: 9,772,419 1975: 9,800,700 1976: 9,818,227 1977: 9,830,358 1978: 9,839,534 1979: 9,848,382 1980: 9,859,242 1981: 9,858,982 1982: 9,856,303 1983: 9,855,520 1984: 9,855,372 1985: 9,858,308 1986: 9,861,823 1987: 9,870,234 1988: 9,901,664 1989: 9,937,697 1990: 9,967,379 1991: 10,004,486 1992: 10,045,158 1993: 10,084,475 1994: 10,115,603 1995: 10,136,811 1996: 10,156,637 1997: 10,181,245 1998: 10,203,008 1999: 10,226,419 2000: 10,251,250 2001: 10,286,570 2002: 10,332,785 2003: 10,376,133 2004: 10,421,137 2005: 10,478,617 2006: 10,547,958 2007: 10,625,700 2008: 10,709,973 2009: 10,796,493 2010: 10,895,586 2011: 11,038,264 2012: 11,106,932 2013: 11,159,407 2014: 11,209,057 2015: 11,274,196 2016: 11,331,422 2017: 11,375,158 2018: 11,427,054 2019: 11,488,980 2020: 11,538,604 2021: 11,586,195 2022: 11,680,210 2023: 11,779,946 2024: 11,858,610 2025: 11,941,781 Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.
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