Belgium's population is estimated by the United Nations to be 11.7 million in 2021.
The population of Belgium grew at 0.4% in the last year and is ranked the 10th most populated country in Europe, ahead of Czechia.
Belgium last conducted a national census in 2011 and 100% of births in Belgium are recorded. Read more from the World Econcomics Population Data Quality Ratings and see how Belgium compares to other countries around the world and in the Europe region.
Belgium's data is highlighted in the table below, use the filter and sort order options to allow easy comparison with other countries.
Data source: United Nations, Washington D.C., Eurostat, Luxembourg and World Economics Research, London