Population, per square kilometre in Belgium
Belgium: Population, per square kilometre was 386.55 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Population, per square kilometre in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 386.55 units per square kilometre for population, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, per square kilometre in Belgium peaked at 386.55 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 337.95 units per square kilometre, in 2000.
Belgium ranks 18th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Population, per square kilometre in Belgium, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 337.95 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 339.12 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 340.65 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 342.07 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 343.56 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 345.45 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 347.74 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 350.3 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 353.08 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 355.93 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 359.2 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 363.9 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 366.17 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 367.9 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 369.54 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 371.68 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 373.57 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 375.01 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 374.75 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 376.76 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 378.39 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 379.95 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 383.03 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 386.55 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 386.55 units per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 105.31 units per square kilometre, 3.7× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 386.55 units per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 80.91 units per square kilometre, 4.8× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 345.59 units per square kilometre | 337.95 units per square kilometre | 355.93 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 369.85 units per square kilometre | 359.2 units per square kilometre | 376.76 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 381.98 units per square kilometre | 378.39 units per square kilometre | 386.55 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 15 Comoros 456.95 units per square kilometre compare
- 16 Israel 455.13 units per square kilometre compare
- 17 Haiti 422.26 units per square kilometre compare
- 19 Philippines 385.32 units per square kilometre compare
- 20 Sri Lanka 356.24 units per square kilometre compare
- 21 Grenada 344.36 units per square kilometre compare
More gender data for Belgium
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,701 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.52 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 10,123 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 10,123 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.3629 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 49,723 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 52,153 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 50,100 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 52,519 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 53,460 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, per square kilometre in Belgium?
- Population, per square kilometre in Belgium was 386.55 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population, per square kilometre recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 386.55 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest population, per square kilometre recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 337.95 units per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Belgium rank for population, per square kilometre?
- Belgium ranks 18th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population, per square kilometre rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Population International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.