Eurostat · Demographics
Belgium: Population on 1 January (total)
11.96Mpeople · 2026+5.7% since 2016
Population on 1 January by sex and age (total). Annual figures for Belgium from 1960 to 2026.
Every year
| Year | Value (people) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11,955,308 | |
| 2025 | 11,883,495 | |
| 2024 | 11,817,096 | |
| 2023 | 11,742,796 | |
| 2022 | 11,617,623 | |
| 2021 | 11,554,767 | |
| 2020 | 11,522,440 | |
| 2019 | 11,455,519 | |
| 2018 | 11,398,589 | |
| 2017 | 11,351,727 | |
| 2016 | 11,311,117 | |
| 2015 | 11,237,274 | |
| 2014 | 11,180,840 | |
| 2013 | 11,137,974 | |
| 2012 | 11,075,889 | |
| 2011 | 11,000,638 | |
| 2010 | 10,839,905 | |
| 2009 | 10,753,080 | |
| 2008 | 10,666,866 | |
| 2007 | 10,584,534 | |
| 2006 | 10,511,382 | |
| 2005 | 10,445,852 | |
| 2004 | 10,396,421 | |
| 2003 | 10,355,844 | |
| 2002 | 10,309,725 | |
| 2001 | 10,263,414 | |
| 2000 | 10,239,085 | |
| 1999 | 10,213,752 | |
| 1998 | 10,192,264 | |
| 1997 | 10,170,226 | |
| 1996 | 10,143,047 | |
| 1995 | 10,130,574 | |
| 1994 | 10,100,631 | |
| 1993 | 10,068,319 | |
| 1992 | 10,021,997 | |
| 1991 | 9,986,975 | |
| 1990 | 9,947,782 | |
| 1989 | 9,927,612 | |
| 1988 | 9,875,716 | |
| 1987 | 9,864,751 | |
| 1986 | 9,858,895 | |
| 1985 | 9,857,721 | |
| 1984 | 9,853,023 | |
| 1983 | 9,858,017 | |
| 1982 | 9,854,589 | |
| 1981 | 9,863,374 | |
| 1980 | 9,855,110 | |
| 1979 | 9,841,654 | |
| 1978 | 9,837,413 | |
| 1977 | 9,823,302 | |
| 1976 | 9,813,152 | |
| 1975 | 9,788,248 | |
| 1974 | 9,756,590 | |
| 1973 | 9,726,850 | |
| 1972 | 9,695,379 | |
| 1971 | 9,650,944 | |
| 1970 | 9,660,154 | |
| 1969 | 9,631,910 | |
| 1968 | 9,605,601 | |
| 1967 | 9,556,380 | |
| 1966 | 9,499,234 | |
| 1965 | 9,428,100 | |
| 1964 | 9,328,126 | |
| 1963 | 9,251,414 | |
| 1962 | 9,189,741 | |
| 1961 | 9,178,154 | |
| 1960 | 9,128,824 |
Source
Published by Eurostat, produced by Eurostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.
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Eurostat (2026). Population on 1 January (total). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/eurostat-population (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.
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- France
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- Germany
- Greece
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- Iceland
- Ireland
- Italy
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- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
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- Malta
- Moldova, Republic of
- Monaco
- Montenegro
- Netherlands
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Russian Federation
- San Marino
- Serbia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Türkiye
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
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