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Europe & Central Asia · Country statistics

Belgium

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At a glance

Latest published figures · reporting years differ
Population11.94M2025 · peopleGross domestic product$725.47B2025 · current US$GDP per capita$60.75K2025 · current US$ / personLife expectancy at birth82.32024 · yearsInternet use95.8%2024 · % of populationForest area22.6%2023 · % of land area
Life expectancy at birth
82.3

years·2024

Published observation

Over time

Full published history
Belgium2024 · 82.3
020.641.261.882.41960199320251960: 69.71961: 70.51962: 70.21963: 70.11964: 70.81965: 70.61966: 70.71967: 711968: 70.71969: 70.81970: 711971: 71.11972: 71.41973: 71.61974: 721975: 721976: 72.11977: 72.81978: 72.71979: 73.21980: 73.21981: 73.61982: 73.91983: 73.91984: 74.41985: 74.51986: 74.71987: 75.41988: 75.61989: 75.61990: 76.11991: 76.21992: 76.41993: 76.31994: 76.71995: 76.81996: 77.21997: 77.41998: 77.51999: 77.62000: 77.72001: 782002: 78.12003: 78.12004: 78.92005: 792006: 79.42007: 79.82008: 79.72009: 802010: 80.22011: 80.62012: 80.42013: 80.62014: 81.32015: 812016: 81.42017: 81.52018: 81.62019: 822020: 80.72021: 81.82022: 81.72023: 82.42024: 82.3

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.

Country context

Belgium in perspective

Region
Europe & Central Asia
Capital
Brussels
Country code
BEL

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