Demographics of Belgium

This article is about the demographic features of the population of Belgium, including ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population. All figures are from the National Institute for Statistics unless otherwise indicated.[1]

Demographics of Kingdom of Belgium
1948-2009
Population11,556,142 (December 2020) 82th
Growth rate0.59% (2021 est.)
Birth rate11.03 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Death rate9.71 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Life expectancy81.65 years (2021 est.)
 • male79.02 years (2021 est.)
 • female84.4 years (2021 est.)
Fertility rate1.77 children born/woman (2021 est.)
Infant mortality rate3.24 (2021 est.)
Age structure
0–14 years16.1% (male 857,373/female 822,303)
15–64 years66.3% (male 3,480,072/female 3,419,721)
65 and over17.6% (male 760,390/female 1,074,477) (2009 est.)
Sex ratio
At birth1.04 male(s)/female (2009 est.)
Under 151.04 male(s)/female
15–64 years1.02 male(s)/female
65 and over0.72 male(s)/female
Nationality
Nationalitynoun: Belgian(s) adjective: Belgian
Major ethnic58% Flemish
Minor ethnic31% Walloon, 11% Mixed/Other
Language
SpokenDutch, French, German
Population density in Belgium by arrondissement.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1846 4,337,196—    
1856 4,529,460+4.4%
1866 4,827,833+6.6%
1876 5,336,185+10.5%
1880 5,520,009+3.4%
1890 6,069,321+10.0%
1900 6,693,548+10.3%
1910 7,423,784+10.9%
1920 7,465,782+0.6%
1930 8,092,004+8.4%
1947 8,512,195+5.2%
1961 9,189,741+8.0%
1970 9,650,944+5.0%
1981 9,848,647+2.0%
1991 9,978,681+1.3%
2001 10,296,350+3.2%
2011 11,000,638+6.8%
2020 11,492,641+4.5%
Source: Statistics Belgium, 2018[2]

Belgium had a population of 11,190,846 people on 1 January 2015 as compared to the 10,839,905 people on 1 January 2010, an increase of 601,000 in comparison to 2000 (10,239,085 inhabitants). Between 1990 (9,947,782 inhabitants) and 2000 the increase was only 291,000. As of January 1, 2020, Belgium has a population of 11,492,641[3] and is the 80th most populous country in the world. The population of Flanders, Wallonia and Brussels on January 1, 2019 was 6,589,069 (57.6% of Belgium), 3,633,795 (31.8% of Belgium) and 1,208,542 (10.6% of Belgium), respectively. The population density of Belgium is 376/km2 (970/sq mi) as of July 1, 2020, making it the 22nd most densely populated country in the world, and the 6th most densely populated country in Europe. The most densely populated province is Antwerp, the least densily populated province is Luxembourg.

Immigration

In the beginning of 2012, people of foreign background and their descendants were estimated to have formed 25% of the total population.[4]

Of these 'New Belgians', 1,200,000 (49%) are of European ancestry and 1,350,000 (51%)[5] are from non-Western countries.

Since the relaxation of the Belgian nationality law more than 1.3 million migrants have acquired Belgian citizenship and are now considered new Belgians. 89.2% of inhabitants of Turkish origin have been naturalized, as have 88.4% of people of Moroccan background, 75.4% of Italians, 56.2% of the French and 47.8% of Dutch people.[5]

In 2007, there were 1.38 million foreign-born residents in Belgium, corresponding to 12.9% of the total population. Of these, 685 000 (6.4%) were born outside the EU and 695 000 (6.5%) were born in another EU Member State.[6]

Life expectancy at birth from 1841–2015

Sources: Our World In Data and the United Nations.

1841–1950

Years 1841 1842 1843 1844 1845 1846 1847 1848 1849 1850[7]
Life expectancy in Belgium 40.3 38.6 40.4 41.9 41.0 37.8 35.1 38.0 35.0 42.3
Years 1851 1852 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 1860[7]
Life expectancy in Belgium 41.9 41.8 41.3 39.7 37.4 40.9 40.4 40.1 38.9 45.1
Years 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870[7]
Life expectancy in Belgium 41.2 43.1 41.3 39.8 37.7 32.4 43.0 42.5 42.6 40.9
Years 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880[7]
Life expectancy in Belgium 34.3 40.0 43.5 44.7 42.1 43.7 44.5 44.2 43.8 42.4
Years 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890[7]
Life expectancy in Belgium 44.4 45.5 44.9 44.2 45.4 43.3 46.0 44.9 45.0 44.1
Years 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900[7]
Life expectancy in Belgium 44.0 43.1 44.4 46.6 45.4 48.0 48.8 48.1 46.5 46.5
Years 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910[7]
Life expectancy in Belgium 49.4 49.1 49.2 49.3 49.9 49.6 51.0 49.6 50.6 51.3
Years 1911 1912 1913 1919 1920[7]
Life expectancy in Belgium 49.2 52.3 52.4 49.8 53.6
Years 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930[7]
Life expectancy in Belgium 54.7 55.1 56.7 57.4 57.1 56.9 57.1 57.4 55.0 57.1
Years 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940[7]
Life expectancy in Belgium 58.4 58.5 58.7 60.3 59.9 59.9 60.0 60.1 60.0 55.9
Years 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950[7]
Life expectancy in Belgium 58.9 59.1 60.3 56.9 58.4 61.9 63.4 64.9 65.4 66.3

1950–2015

Period Life expectancy in
Years		 Period Life expectancy in
Years
1950–1955 67.8 1985–1990 75.3
1955–1960 69.5 1990–1995 76.4
1960–1965 70.3 1995–2000 77.4
1965–1970 70.7 2000–2005 78.4
1970–1975 71.5 2005–2010 79.6
1975–1980 72.7 2010–2015 80.5
1980–1985 73.9 2015-2020 81.44

Source: UN World Population Prospects[8]

Total Fertility Rate from 1830 to 1899

The total fertility rate is the number of children born per woman. It is based on fairly good data for the entire period. Sources: Our World In Data and Gapminder Foundation.[9]

Years18301831183218331834183518361837183818391840[9]
Total Fertility Rate in Belgium4.724.774.824.874.924.974.974.984.984.995
Years1841184218431844184518461847184818491850[9]
Total Fertility Rate in Belgium4.944.884.824.764.74.644.584.514.454.38
Years1851185218531854185518561857185818591860[9]
Total Fertility Rate in Belgium4.324.254.184.254.314.384.444.514.534.56
Years1861186218631864186518661867186818691870[9]
Total Fertility Rate in Belgium4.584.614.634.664.684.714.734.764.784.8
Years1871187218731874187518761877187818791880[9]
Total Fertility Rate in Belgium4.834.854.874.854.834.824.84.784.754.71
Years1881188218831884188518861887188818891890[9]
Total Fertility Rate in Belgium4.684.644.614.554.494.424.364.34.274.25
Years189118921893189418951896189718981899[9]
Total Fertility Rate in Belgium4.224.24.174.134.094.064.023.983.91

Vital statistics from 1900

Note: Territorial changes in East-Belgium occurred in 1925, 1940 and 1944.

Average population Live births Deaths Natural change Crude birth rate (per 1,000) Crude death rate (per 1,000) Natural change (per 1,000) Total fertility rates[fn 1][9][10]
1900 6,719,000 193,789 129,046 64,743 28.8 19.2 9.6 3.84
1901 6,747,000 200,077 116,077 84,000 29.7 17.2 12.4 3.79
1902 6,848,000 195,871 119,330 76,541 28.6 17.4 11.2 3.73
1903 6,941,000 192,301 118,675 73,626 27.7 17.1 10.6 3.68
1904 7,030,000 191,721 119,506 72,215 27.3 17.0 10.3 3.63
1905 7,118,000 187,437 118,343 69,094 26.3 16.6 9.7 3.57
1906 7,200,000 186,271 118,884 67,387 25.9 16.5 9.4 3.52
1907 7,278,000 185,138 115,347 69,791 25.4 15.8 9.64 3.47
1908 7,352,000 183,834 121,964 61,870 25.0 16.6 8.4 3.42
1909 7,419,000 176,431 117,571 58,860 23.8 15.8 7.9 3.95
1910 7,438,000 176,413 112,826 63,587 23.7 15.2 8.5 3.31
1911 7,457,000 171,802 122,843 48,959 23.0 16.5 6.6 3.26
1912 7,531,000 171,187 112,378 58,809 22.7 14.9 7.8 3.2
1913 7,605,000 171,099 111,227 59,872 22.5 14.6 7.9 3.15
1914 7,662,000 156,389 108,720 47,669 20.4 14.2 6.2 3.22
1915 7,697,000 124,291 100,674 23,617 16.1 13.1 3.1 3.04
1916 7,701,000 99,360 101,044 -1,684 12.9 13.1 -0.2 2.99
1917 7,667,000 86,675 124,824 -38,149 11.3 16.3 -5.0 2.94
1918 7,599,000 85,056 157,340 -72,284 11.2 20.7 -9.5 2.89
1919 7,566,000 123,314 113,732 9,582 16.3 15.0 1.3 2.87
1920 7,491,000 164,950 102,505 62,445 22.0 13.7 8.3 2.78
1921 7,444,000 164,603 102,908 61,695 22.1 13.8 8.3 2.73
1922 7,511,000 154,871 106,615 48,256 20.6 14.2 6.4 2.67
1923 7,573,000 156,600 100,084 56,516 20.7 13.2 7.5 2.62
1924 7,646,000 154,083 99,653 54,430 20.2 13.0 7.1 2.57
1925 7,748,000 155,330 99,569 55,761 20.0 12.9 7.2 2.51
1926 7,843,000 151,009 101,018 49,991 19.3 12.9 6.4 2.46
1927 7,903,000 146,296 103,007 43,289 18.5 13.0 5.5 2.41
1928 7,968,000 148,071 102,270 45,801 18.6 12.8 5.7 2.36
1929 8,032,000 147,311 115,901 31,410 18.3 14.4 3.9 2.3
1930 8,076,000 152,530 103,397 49,133 18.9 12.8 6.1 2.25
1931 8,126,000 149,657 103,773 45,884 18.4 12.8 5.6 2.22
1932 8,186,000 145,835 104,221 41,614 17.8 12.7 5.1 2.19
1933 8,231,000 136,757 104,640 32,117 16.6 12.7 3.9 2.08
1934 8,262,000 133,514 96,851 36,663 16.2 11.7 4.4 2.04
1935 8,288,000 128,432 102,132 26,300 15.5 12.3 3.2 1.94
1936 8,315,000 127,751 101,595 26,156 15.4 12.2 3.1 1.95
1937 8,346,000 128,696 104,163 24,533 15.4 12.5 2.9 1.99
1938 8,374,000 133,610 104,684 28,926 16.0 12.5 3.5 2.11
1939 8,391,000 130,019 110,393 19,626 15.5 13.2 2.3 2.1
1940 8,301,000 112,497 125,083 -12,586 13.6 15.1 -1.5 1.84
1941 8,276,000 100,616 118,670 -18,054 12.2 14.3 -2.2 1.66
1942 8,246,000 108,603 117,291 -8,688 13.2 14.2 -1.1 1.81
1943 8,241,000 123,349 107,767 15,582 15.0 13.1 1.9 2.06
1944 8,291,000 127,122 124,861 2,261 15.3 15.1 0.3 2.12
1945 8,339,000 130,526 121,155 9,371 15.7 14.5 1.1 2.17
1946 8,367,000 152,962 110,413 42,549 18.3 13.2 5.1 2.53
1947 8,450,000 150,227 108,136 42,091 17.8 12.8 5.0 2.47
1948 8,557,000 150,416 108,016 42,400 17.6 12.6 5.0 2.45
1949 8,614,000 147,854 111,104 36,750 17.2 12.9 4.3 2.39
1950 8,639,000 145,672 108,236 37,436 16.9 12.5 4.3 2.33
1951 8,678,000 142,314 109,763 32,551 16.4 12.6 3.8 2.34
1952 8,730,000 146,064 104,178 41,886 16.7 11.9 4.8 2.35
1953 8,778,000 146,125 105,863 40,262 16.6 12.1 4.6 2.37
1954 8,819,000 148,538 105,033 43,505 16.8 11.9 4.9 2.4
1955 8,868,000 149,195 108,743 40,452 16.8 12.3 4.6 2.42
1956 8,924,000 150,210 108,761 41,449 16.8 12.2 4.6 2.6
1957 8,989,000 152,871 107,840 45,031 17.0 12.0 5.0 2.49
1958 9,053,000 155,048 106,051 48,997 17.1 11.7 5.4 2.53
1959 9,104,000 158,237 103,933 54,304 17.4 11.4 6.0 2.57
1960 9,153,000 154,787 113,938 40,849 16.9 12.4 4.5 2.6
1961 9,184,000 158,431 106,985 51,446 17.3 11.6 5.6 2.64
1962 9,251,000 155,061 112,758 42,303 16.8 12.2 4.6 2.59
1963 9,328,000 159,192 116,718 42,474 17.1 12.5 4.6 2.68
1964 9,428,000 160,838 110,100 50,738 17.1 11.7 5.4 2.71
1965 9,499,000 155,496 115,045 40,451 16.4 12.1 4.3 2.62
1966 9,528,000 151,096 115,613 35,483 15.9 12.1 3.7 2.52
1967 9,581,000 146,193 115,212 30,981 15.3 12.0 3.2 2.41
1968 9,619,000 141,984 121,744 20,240 14.8 12.7 2.1 2.31
1969 9,660,000 141,799 120,471 21,328 14.7 12.5 2.2 2.27
1970 9,656,000 142,168 118,660 23,508 14.7 12.3 2.4 2.25
1971 9,695,000 140,966 118,853 22,113 14.5 12.3 2.3 2.21
1972 9,711,000 136,304 117,424 18,880 14.0 12.1 1.9 2.09
1973 9,742,000 129,424 118,254 11,170 13.3 12.1 1.1 1.95
1974 9,772,000 123,674 116,159 7,515 12.7 11.9 0.8 1.83
1975 9,801,000 119,693 119,425 268 12.2 12.2 0.0 1.74
1976 9,818,000 121,034 118,641 2,393 12.3 12.1 0.2 1.72
1977 9,830,000 121,852 112,672 9,180 12.4 11.5 0.9 1.71
1978 9,840,000 122,592 115,388 7,204 12.5 11.7 0.7 1.69
1979 9,848,000 123,825 112,010 11,815 12.6 11.4 1.2 1.69
1980 9,849,000 124,398 113,699 10,699 12.6 11.5 1.1 1.69
1981 9,859,000 123,792 112,326 11,466 12.6 11.4 1.2 1.67
1982 9,856,000 120,231 111,871 8,360 12.2 11.4 0.8 1.61
1983 9,856,000 117,145 114,534 2,611 11.9 11.6 0.3 1.56
1984 9,855,000 115,715 109,658 6,057 11.7 11.1 0.6 1.53
1985 9,858,000 114,030 110,770 3,260 11.6 11.2 0.3 1.51
1986 9,862,000 117,102 111,343 5,759 11.9 11.3 0.6 1.54
1987 9,870,000 117,334 105,426 11,908 11.9 10.7 1.2 1.57
1988 9,902,000 119,456 104,552 14,904 12.1 10.6 1.5 1.57
1989 9,938,000 121,117 107,619 13,498 12.2 10.8 1.4 1.58
1990 9,967,000 123,726 104,818 18,908 12.4 10.5 1.9 1.62
1991 10,004,000 126,068 105,150 20,918 12.6 10.5 2.1 1.66
1992 10,045,000 124,774 104,200 20,574 12.4 10.4 2.0 1.65
1993 10,084,000 120,998 108,170 12,828 12.0 10.7 1.3 1.61
1994 10,116,000 116,449 104,894 11,555 11.5 10.4 1.1 1.56
1995 10,137,000 115,638 105,933 9,705 11.4 10.5 1.0 1.56
1996 10,157,000 115,214 104,140 11,074 11.3 10.3 1.1 1.59
1997 10,181,000 115,864 103,802 12,062 11.4 10.2 1.2 1.60
1998 10,203,000 114,276 104,583 9,693 11.2 10.3 1.0 1.60
1999 10,226,000 113,469 104,904 8,565 11.1 10.3 0.8 1.62
2000 10,251,000 114,883 104,903 9,980 11.2 10.2 1.0 1.67
2001 10,278,000 114,172 103,447 10,725 11.1 10.1 1.0 1.67
2002 10,333,000 111,225 105,642 5,583 10.8 10.2 0.5 1.65
2003 10,376,000 112,149 107,039 5,110 10.8 10.3 0.5 1.67
2004 10,421,000 115,618 101,946 13,672 11.1 9.8 1.3 1.72
2005 10,479,000 118,002 103,278 14,724 11.3 9.9 1.4 1.76
2006 10,548,000 121,382 101,587 19,795 11.5 9.6 1.9 1.80
2007 10,626,000 125,228 102,060 23,168 11.4 9.5 1.9 1.82
2008 10,710,000 128,049 104,587 23,462 12.0 9.8 2.2 1.85
2009 10,796,000 127,297 104,509 22,788 11.8 9.7 2.1 1.84
2010 10,840,000 129,173 105,094 24,079 11.9 9.6 2.3 1.85
2011 10,951,000 127,665 104,247 23,418 11.6 9.5 2.1 1.81
2012 11,035,000 126,993 109,034 17,959 11.5 9.9 1.6 1.79
2013 11,099,000 124,862 109,295 15,567 11.2 9.8 1.4 1.75
2014 11,150,000 124,415 104,723 19,692 11.1 9.3 1.8 1.74
2015 11,209,000 121,713 110,508 11,205 10.9 9.8 1.1 1.69
2016 11,267,910 121,161 108,056 13,105 10.8 9.6 1.2 1.68
2017 11,322,088 119,102 109,629 9,473 10.5 9.7 0.8 1.64
2018 11,376,070 117,800 110,645 7,155 10.3 9.7 0.6 1.61
2019 11,431,406 115,656 108,745 6,911 10.1 9.5 0.6 1.57
2020[11] 11,492,641 116,700 127,800 -11,100 10.1 11.1 -1.0 1.59

Total fertility rate

The total fertility rate (TFR) gradually increased during the last decade from 1.60 in 1997, 1.65 in 2002 and 1.82 in 2007. The rates in Brussels are higher than the national average (1.79 in 1997, 1.93 in 2002 and 2.09 in 2007), while they are below the average in Flanders (1.54 in 1997, 1.56 in 2002 and 1.77 in 2007), due to the higher percentage of non-European immigrants with higher birth rates in Brussels.[12]

Other demographic statistics

The following demographic statistics are from the World Population Review in 2019.[13]

  • One birth every 4 minutes
  • One death every 5 minutes
  • One net migrant every 12 minutes
  • Net gain of one person every 9 minutes

The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.[10]

Population pyramid of Belgium in 2017
Population
11,778,842 (July 2020 est.)
11,491,346 (July 2017 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years: 17.22% (male 1,033,383/female 984,624)
15-24 years: 11.2% (male 670,724/female 642,145)
25-54 years: 39.23% (male 2,319,777/female 2,278,450)
55-64 years: 13.14% (male 764,902/female 775,454)
65 years and over: 19.21% (male 988,148/female 1,263,109) (2020 est.)
0-14 years: 17.16% (male 1,010,201/female 961,994)
15-24 years: 11.34% (male 665,483/female 637,700)
25-54 years: 40.05% (male 2,320,845/female 2,281,411)
55-64 years: 12.86% (male 732,062/female 746,212)
65 years and over: 18.58% (male 929,594/female 1,205,844) (2017 est.)
Median age
total: 41.6 years. Country comparison to the world: 44th
male: 40.4 years
female: 42.8 years (2020 est.)
Total fertility rate
1.71 children born/woman (2021 est.) Country comparison to the world: 160st
Birth rate
11.03 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) Country comparison to the world: 175st
11.3 births/1,000 population (2017 est.)
Death rate
9.71 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) Country comparison to the world: 41rd
Mother's mean age at first birth
29 years (2018 est.)
Population growth rate
0.59% (2021 est.) Country comparison to the world: 158th
Net migration rate
4.58 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) Country comparison to the world: 25th
5.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2017 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 81.65 years. Country comparison to the world: 32st
male: 79.02 years
female: 84.4 years (2021 est.)
total population: 81.1 years. Country comparison to the world: 30th
male: 78.5 years
female: 83.8 years (2017 est.)
Male: 74.4 in 1999, 77.2 (2009)
Female: 80.9 in 1999, 82.4 (2009)
Total: 77.7 in 1999, 79.8 (2009)
Infant mortality rate
total: 3.24 deaths/1,000 live births. Country comparison to the world: 216th
male: 3.68 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 2.78 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)
4.8 in 2010
3.4 in 2011
Net migration rate
4.58 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) Country comparison to the world: 25nd
Ethnic groups

Belgian 75.2%, Italian 4.1%, Moroccan 3.7%, French 2.4%, Turkish 2%, Dutch 2%, other 10.6% (2012 est.)

Languages

Dutch (official) 60%, French (official) 40%, German (official) less than 1%

Religions

Roman Catholic 50%, Protestant and other Christian 2.5%, Muslim 5%, Jewish 0.4%, Buddhist 0.3%, atheist 9.2%, none 32.6% (2009 est.)

Dependency ratios
total dependency ratio: 57
youth dependency ratio: 26.7
elderly dependency ratio: 30.2
potential support ratio: 3.3 (2020 est.)
Urbanization
urban population: 98.1% of total population (2020)
rate of urbanization: 0.62% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
total: 20 years
male: 19 years
female: 21 years (2018)
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24
total: 15.8%. Country comparison to the world: 86th
male: 16.2%
female: 15.3% (2018 est.)
Sex ratio
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.78 male(s)/female
total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2020 est.)
Literacy

Definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2003 est.)

Total population: 99%
Male: 99%
Female: 99%
Education expenditures
6.4% of total GDP (2017) Country comparison to the world: 20th

Nationality

noun: Belgian(s)
adjective: Belgian

Ethnic groups

The country is populated by a Flemish majority of about 6,400,000 people speaking Dutch, a French-speaking minority of 4,100,000 people (Walloons and French-speakers in Brussels), as well as 73,000 German speaking people in Wallonia, near the German border. However, David Levinson reports that "the Flemish and Walloon groups are described by experts as "communities" rather than as ethnic groups, and individuals can move easily from one community to the other by learning to speak the other language".[14]

The largest group of immigrants and their descendants in Belgium are Italians, with more than 450,000[4] people, which is well over 4% of Belgium's total population. The Moroccans are the third-largest group, and the largest Muslim ethnic group, numbering 220,000.[4][15]

The rest consists mostly of French-speaking people from Brussels, Turks, Kurds,[16] Dutch, French, Portuguese, Spaniards, Greeks, Bosniaks, Algerians, Congolese, Vietnamese, Poles, Indians, and Guineans (around 23% of Belgium's population is of non-Belgian origin).[17]

The exact number of French-speakers in Brussels is hard to determine, but it is estimated that 80% of the people living in Brussels use French and 20% use Dutch in their households, as the sole language or secondary language, while Arabic is also largely spoken. See the Brussels article for more details.

[18] In the table are the top 30 countries by origin of the population of Belgium in 2020

Countries of origin of Belgian population (2020)
Country Number (2020) % of foreign-born % of total population
 Morocco 340,359 13.3% 3.0%
 Italy 278,877 11.1% 2.4%
 France 217,200 8.7% 1.9%
 Netherlands 190,271 7.3% 1.7%
 Turkey 161,581 6.2% 1.4%
 Romania 120,929 4.8% 1.1%
 Poland 97,183 3.9% 0.8%
 Spain 78,745 3.1% 0.7%
Democratic Republic of the Congo 65,687 2.7% 0.6%
 Russia 62,059 2.5% 0.5%
 Portugal 54,719 2.1% 0.5%
 Germany 50,772 2.0% 0.4%
 Bulgaria 46,876 1.9% 0.4%
 Syria 35,626 1.4% 0.3%
 Algeria 31,956 1.2% 0.3%
 United Kingdom 29,504 1.1% 0.3%
 Greece 28,643 1.1% 0.2%
 India 27,267 1.0% 0.2%
 Afghanistan 25,727 1.0% 0.2%
 Cameroon 24,267 0.9% 0.2%
 China 22,283 0.9% 0.2%
 Tunisia 20,921 0.8% 0.2%
 Iraq 20,882 0.8% 0.2%
 Guinea 19,244 0.7% 0.2%
 Brazil 15,158 0.6% 0.1%
 Rwanda 14,729 0.6% 0.1%
 Pakistan 14,580 0.6% 0.1%
 United States 13,820 0.5% 0.1%
 Iran 12,891 0.5% 0.1%
 Albania 12,641 0.5% 0.1%
Other countries 414,327 16.2% 3.6%
Total 2,549,724 100% 22.2%

Languages
Main article: Languages of Belgium

Belgium's three official languages are Dutch, spoken by 59% of the population, French, spoken by 40%, and German, spoken by less than 1%. The vast majority of Belgium's population, 99%, is literate as defined by the Belgian government, i.e. capable of reading and writing in an official language by the time a citizen has reached the age of 15.

Religion
Main article: Religion in Belgium

58% of Belgians, are nominally Roman Catholic. Other Christians, Muslims and other minority religions comprise 14% of the population. 27% are agnostic, atheist or other non-believers.[19]

See also

Notes
  1. In fertility rates, 2.1 and above is a stable population and has been marked blue, 2 and below leads to an aging population and the result is that the population decreases.

References

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